Acts 16:9:7Acts.16.9.W7TAB
ὤφθη
ōphthê
“appeared”
- Transliteration
- ŌPH-thê
- Extended
- OH-phth-Ê
- IPA
- /ˈɔːpʰ.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- appeared
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ŌPH-thê
- sentence
kai HO-ra-ma di-A nyk-TOS tôi PAU-lō ŌPH-thê a-NÊR ma-ke-DŌN tis ÊN hes-TŌS kai pa-ra-ka-LŌN au-TON kai LE-gōn di-a-BAS eis ma-ke-do-NI-an bo-Ê-thê-son hê-MEEN
Exegesis
Horama {ὅραμα | hórama} functions as the nominative subject of the passive aorist ōphthē {ὤφθη | ōphthē}, with the dative Paulō {Παύλῳ | Paúlō} indicating the recipient of the vision.
In context — Acts 16:9
During the night a vision was shown to Paul; a Macedonian man was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come across to Macedonia and help us.”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 16:9, so the Greek word ὤφθη (ōphthê) 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.16.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.9.W7.S1) and character.