Acts 17:27:7Acts.17.27.W7TAB
ψηλαφήσειαν
psêlaphêseian
“they might feel after”
- Transliteration
- psê-la-PHÊ-sei-an
- Extended
- psay-lah-PHAY-say-ahn
- IPA
- /psɛː.laˈpʰiː.seː.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- they might feel after
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Alphabet Analysis
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
psê-la-PHÊ-sei-an
- sentence
dzê-TEIN ton the-ON ei A-ra ge psê-la-PHÊ-sei-an au-TON kai HEU-roi-en KAI ge ou ma-KRAN a-PO he-NOS he-KAS-tou hê-MON hy-PAR-khon-ta
Exegesis
This is followed by two aorist active optatives, pselapheseian {ψηλαφήσειαν | psē-la-phḗ-sei-an} and heuroien {εὕροιεν | heú-roi-en}, which together depict people “groping” and “finding,” with the optative mood highlighting possibility rather than certainty.
In context — Acts 17:27
To seek God , if then indeed they might feel after Him and might find Him, and indeed He is not far from each one of us.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 17:27, so the Greek word ψηλαφήσειαν (psêlaphêseian) 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.17.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.27.W7.S1) and character.