Acts 17:15:24Acts.17.15.W24TAB
ἐξῄεσαν
eksêesan
“they departed”
- Transliteration
- ek-SÊ-e-san
- Extended
- ehk-SAY-eh-sahn
- IPA
- /ek.sɛːˈe.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they departed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ek-SÊ-e-san
- 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 imperfect exēisan {ἐξῄεσαν | exḗiesan} concludes the sentence and, in narrative context, portrays their departure as the next step in the sequence following the delivery of instructions. In translation, the participles are rendered as finite verbs or temporal clauses to maintain natural English flow while preserving the Greek sequence of actions and the strong sense of urgency embedded in the purpose clause.
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 17:15:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Acts 17:15, so the Greek word ἐξῄεσαν (eksêesan) 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.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.15.W24.S1) and character.