Acts 17:15:21Acts.17.15.W21TAB
ἔλθωσιν
elthōsin
“they might come”
- Transliteration
- EL-thō-sin
- Extended
- EHL-thoh-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈel.tʰɔː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they might come
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EL-thō-sin
- sentence
hoi de ka-thi-STA-non-tes ton PAU-lon Ê-ga-gon HE-ōs a-thê-NŌN kai la-BON-tes en-to-LÊN pros ton si-LÂN kai ton ti-MO-the-on HI-na hōs TA-khi-sta EL-thō-sin pros au-TON ek-SÊ-e-san
Exegesis
The hina-clause hina hōs tachista elthōsin pros auton {ἵνα ὡς τάχιστα ἔλθωσιν πρὸς αὐτὸν | hína hōs táchista élthōsin pròs autón} expresses the purpose of the command, combining hina with the superlative adverbial phrase hōs tachista ‘as quickly as possible’ and the aorist subjunctive elthōsin ‘they might come’ to convey urgent intent rather than mere possibility.
In context — Acts 17:15
But those who were conducting Paul brought him as far as Athens, and having received a command for Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:15:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 17:15, so the Greek word ἔλθωσιν (elthōsin) 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.17.15.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.15.W21.S1) and character.