Acts 16:8:1Acts.16.8.W1TAB
παρελθόντες
parelthontes
“passing by”
- Transliteration
- pa-rel-THON-tes
- Extended
- pah-rehl-THOHN-tehs
- IPA
- /pa.relˈtʰon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- passing by
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-rel-THON-tes
- sentence
pa-rel-THON-tes de tên my-SI-an ka-TE-bê-san eis trô-A-da
Exegesis
The participial clause parelthontes {παρελθόντες | parelthóntes} ‘having passed by’ establishes a prior action that frames the narrative.
Root and etymology
parerchomaipi–alpha–rho–epsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to pass by, go past”
In context — Acts 16:8
So, having passed by Mysia, they went down to Troas .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 16:8, so the Greek word παρελθόντες (parelthontes) 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.16.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.8.W1.S1) and character.