Acts 17:16:9Acts.17.16.W9TAB
παρωξύνετο
parōksyneto
“was provoked”
- Transliteration
- pa-rō-KSY-ne-to
- Extended
- pah-roh-KSY-neh-toh
- IPA
- /pa.rɔːkˈsy.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- was provoked
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
pa-rō-KSY-ne-to
- sentence
en de tais a-THÊ-nai̯s ek-de-kho-ME-nou au-TUS tou PAU-lou pa-rō-KSY-ne-to to PNEU-ma au-TOU en au-TÔ the-ō-ROUN-tos ka-TEI-dō-lon OU-san tên PO-lin
Exegesis
The main finite verb parōxyneto {παρωξύνετο | parōxúneto} ‘was provoked’ is imperfect, portraying ongoing or repeated inner agitation.
In context — Acts 17:16
But while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he observed that the city was full of idols.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 17:16, so the Greek word παρωξύνετο (parōksyneto) 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.17.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.16.W9.S1) and character.