Acts 16:7:6Acts.16.7.W6TAB
ἐπείραζον
epeirazon
“they were trying”
- Transliteration
- e-PEI-ra-zon
- Extended
- eh-PEI-rah-zohn
- IPA
- /eˈpiː.ra.dzon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were trying
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PEI-ra-zon
- 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 imperfect epeirazοn {ἐπείραζον | e-peí-ra-zon} “kept attempting” conveys repeated effort, with the infinitive poreuthenai {πορευθῆναι | po-reu-thē-nai} specifying “to go” and the prepositional eis ten Bithynian {εἰς τὴν Βιθυνίαν | eis tḕn Bi-thy-ní-an} marking the intended destination.
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 16:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 16:7, so the Greek word ἐπείραζον (epeirazon) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.7.W6.S1) and character.