Acts 17:11:3Acts.17.11.W3TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- ÊÊ-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- sentence
HOU-toi de Ê-san eu-ge-NE-ste-roi tôn en the-sa-lo-NI-kêi HOI-ti-nes e-DEK-san-to ton LO-gon me-TA PA-sês pro-thy-MI-as to kath hê-ME-ran a-na-KRI-non-tes tas gra-PHAS ei E-khoi TAU-ta HOU-tôs
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the demonstrative subject houtoi {οὗτοι | hoû-toi} followed by the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè}, forming the main clause houtoi de ēsan eugenesteroi tōn en Thessalonikē {οὗτοι δὲ ἦσαν εὐγενέστεροι τῶν ἐν Θεσσαλονίκῃ} “these, however, were more noble(-minded) than those in Thessalonica.”
Root and etymology
peith-pi–epsilon–iota–theta
“to persuade, win over”
In context — Acts 17:11
But these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all eagerness , examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 17:11, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.17.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.11.W3.S1) and character.