Acts 17:13:3Acts.17.13.W3TAB
ἔγνωσαν
egnōsan
“they learned”
- Transliteration
- EG-nō-san
- Extended
- ehg-NOH-san
- IPA
- /ˈeg.nɔː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they learned
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EG-nō-san
- sentence
hōs de EG-nō-san hoi a-PO tês the-sa-lo-NI-kês iou-da-IOI HO-ti kai en têi be-ro-I-a ka-tēng-GE-lē hy-PO tou PAU-lou ho LO-gos tou the-OU ÊL-thon kak-EI sa-LEU-on-tes kai ta-RAS-son-tes tous O-khlous
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the temporal clause hos de egnosan {ὡς δὲ ἔγνωσαν | hōs dè égnōsan} ‘when they learned’, which situates the main action in relation to a prior event.
Root and etymology
gignoskogamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omega
“to know, to come to understand”
In context — Acts 17:13
But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God had also been proclaimed by Paul in Berea, they came there as well, agitating and troubling the crowds .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 17:13, so the Greek word ἔγνωσαν (egnōsan) 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.17.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.13.W3.S1) and character.