Acts 17:28:16Acts.17.28.W16TAB
εἰρήκασιν
eirêkasin
“have said”
- Transliteration
- ei-RÊ-ka-sin
- Extended
- ei-RÊ-kah-sihn
- IPA
- /eiˈrɛː.ka.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- have said
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ei-RÊ-ka-sin
- sentence
en au-TO gar ZŌ-men KAI ki-NU-me-tha KAI es-MEN hōs KAI TI-nes tōn kath hy-MAS poi-ê-TŌN ei-RÊ-ka-sin tou gar KAI GE-nos es-MEN
Exegesis
The comparative construction hōs kai {ὡς καὶ | hōs kai} links Paul’s statement to Greek poetic authority in tines tōn kath’ hymas poiētōn eirēkasin {τινες τῶν καθʼ ὑμᾶς ποιητῶν εἰρήκασιν | ti-nes tōn kath’ hy-mâs poi-ē-tōn ei-rē-ka-sin}, where the genitive case marks association and possession.
In context — Acts 17:28
For in Him we live and move and exist, as also some of your own poets have said, “For we also are His offspring .”
About this coordinate
Acts 17:28:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 17:28, so the Greek word εἰρήκασιν (eirêkasin) 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.17.28.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.28.W16.S1) and character.