Acts 17:33:5Acts.17.33.W5TAB

ἐκ

ek

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Transliteration
ek
Extended
ehk
IPA
/ek/

Meaning by language

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Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Kappak — as in kite

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Word in context

  1. word

    ek

  2. sentence

    HOU-tōs ho PAU-los ek-SÊL-then ek ME-sou au-TÔN

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase ek mesou autōn {ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν | ek mésou autôn} is composed of the preposition ek governing the genitive noun mesou and the genitive plural pronoun autōn, together expressing movement “out from the midst of them,” both spatially and socially. The word order—adverb, subject, verb, prepositional phrase—moves from the discourse connection (houtos) to the identified agent (ho Paulos), to the completed action (exelthen), and finally to the sphere from which he separates (ek mesou autōn). In translation, this is reflected by using “So” and “In this way” to retain the inferential force of houtos, while “went out from their midst” and “left from among them” convey the idea of Paul’s deliberate withdrawal from the group.

Root and etymology

klēr-kappa–lambda–eta–rho

lot, allotted share

In contextActs 17:33

So Paul went out from their midst .

About this coordinate

Acts 17:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 17:33, so the Greek word ἐκ (ek) 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.17.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.33.W5.S1) and character.