Acts 16:7:1Acts.16.7.W1TAB
ἐλθόντες
elthontes
“having come”
- Transliteration
- el-THON-tes
- Extended
- ehl-THON-tehs
- IPA
- /elˈtʰon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having come
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
el-THON-tes
- sentence
el-THON-tes de ka-TA tên my-SI-an e-PEI-ra-zon eis tên bi-thy-NI-an po-reu-THÊ-nai kai ouk EI-a-sen au-TOUS to PNEU-ma ee-ay-SOO
Exegesis
The aorist participle elthontes {ἐλθόντες | el-thón-tes} functions temporally as “when they came,” introducing the background for the main action.
Root and etymology
parerchomaipi–alpha–rho–epsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to pass by, go past”
In context — Acts 16:7
When they came to Mysia, they kept attempting to go into Bithynia , but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 16:7, so the Greek word ἐλθόντες (elthontes) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.16.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.7.W1.S1) and character.