Acts 17:14:6Acts.17.14.W6TAB
ἐξαπέστειλαν
eksapesteilan
“they sent off”
- Transliteration
- ek-sa-PE-stei-lan
- Extended
- ehk-sah-PEH-stei-lahn
- IPA
- /ek.saˈpe.stei.lan/
Meaning by language
- English
- they sent off
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sa-PE-stei-lan
- sentence
eu-THE-ôs de TO-te ton PAU-lon ek-sa-PE-stei-lan hoi a-del-PHOI po-REU-es-thai HE-ôs e-PI tên THA-la-ssan hy-PE-mei-NAN te HO te si-LAS kai ho ti-MO-the-os e-KEI
Exegesis
The object phrase ton Paulon {τὸν Παῦλον | tón Paûlon} precedes the verb exapesteilan {ἐξαπέστειλαν | exapésteilan}, a word order that highlights Paul as the one being removed from danger.
In context — Acts 17:14
Then immediately the brothers sent Paul to go as far as the sea , but Silas and Timothy remained there.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 17:14, so the Greek word ἐξαπέστειλαν (eksapesteilan) 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.17.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.14.W6.S1) and character.