Acts 17:12:6Acts.17.12.W6TAB
ἐπίστευσαν
episteusan
“believed”
- Transliteration
- e-PI-steu-san
- Extended
- eh-PI-steu-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈpi.steu.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- believed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | 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
e-PI-steu-san
- 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 finite verb episteusan {ἐπίστευσαν | e-PÍ-steu-san} is aorist active indicative, portraying their belief as a decisive, completed response.
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 17:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 17:12, so the Greek word ἐπίστευσαν (episteusan) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.12.W6.S1) and character.