Acts 17:12:4Acts.17.12.W4TAB
ἐξ
eks
“from”
- Transliteration
- eks
- Extended
- ehks
- IPA
- /eks/
Meaning by language
- English
- from
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) |
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Word in context
- word
eks
- sentence
pol-LOI men OON eks au-TÔN e-PI-steu-san kai tôn hel-lê-NI-dôn gy-nai-KÔN tôn eu-skhê-MO-nôn kai an-DRÔN ouk o-LI-goi
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ex auton {ἐξ αὐτῶν | ex autôn} specifies that this large group comes “from among them,” referring back to the previously described hearers.
Root and etymology
dialegomaidelta–iota–alpha–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to converse, discuss, reason”
In context — Acts 17:12
Therefore many of them believed , and also not a few of the prominent Greek women and men.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 17:12, so the Greek word ἐξ (eks) 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.17.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.12.W4.S1) and character.