Acts 17:31:2Acts.17.31.W2TAB
ἔστησεν
estêsen
“he set”
- Transliteration
- E-stê-sen
- Extended
- EH-stay-sehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.stɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he set
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-stê-sen
- sentence
ka-THO-ti E-stê-sen hê-ME-ran en hêi MEL-lei KREE-nein tên oi-kou-ME-nên en di-kai-o-SY-nêi en an-DRI hôi HÔ-ri-sen PI-stin pa-ra-SKHÔN PA-sin a-na-STÊ-sas au-TON ek ne-KRÔN
Exegesis
The main clause is estesen hēmeran {ἔστησεν ἡμέραν | éstēsen hēméran}, where the aorist verb presents a decisive act: He has “appointed” a specific “day.”
In context — Acts 17:31
Because He has appointed a day on which He is about to judge the inhabited world in righteousness by a man whom He has determined, having given assurance to all by raising Him from the dead.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:31:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 17:31, so the Greek word ἔστησεν (estêsen) 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.17.31.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.31.W2.S1) and character.