Acts 17:4:3Acts.17.4.W3TAB
ἐξ
eks
“from”
- Transliteration
- eks
- Extended
- ehks
- IPA
- /eks/
Meaning by language
- English
- from
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) |
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Word in context
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eks
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KAI TI-nes eks au-TON e-PEI-sthē-san KAI pro-se-klē-RŌ-thē-san tō PAU-lō KAI tō si-LA tōn te se-bo-ME-nōn hel-LĒ-nōn PLÊ-thos po-LY gy-nai-KŌN te tōn PRŌ-tōn ouk o-LI-gai
Exegesis
The indefinite pronoun tines {τινες | tí-nes} 'some' marks partial acceptance among the hearers, while the prepositional phrase ex autōn {ἐξ αὐτῶν | ex autôn} 'from them' specifies that the persuaded group is drawn out of the larger synagogue audience.
Root and etymology
dialegomaidelta–iota–alpha–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to converse, discuss, reason”
In context — Acts 17:4
And some of them were persuaded and were joined to Paul and Silas, along with a great multitude of the worshipping Greeks and not a few of the leading women.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 17:4, so the Greek word ἐξ (eks) 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.17.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.4.W3.S1) and character.