Acts 17:5:14Acts.17.5.W14TAB
ἐθορύβουν
ethoryboun
“they were throwing into turmoil”
- Transliteration
- e-tho-RY-boun
- Extended
- eh-thoh-RYH-boon
- IPA
- /e.tʰoˈry.buːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were throwing into turmoil
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-tho-RY-boun
- sentence
dzê-LO-san-tes de hoi i-ou-DAI-oi kai pros-la-BO-me-noi tôn a-go-RAI-ôn AN-dras ti-NAS po-nê-ROUS kai okh-lo-poi-Ê-san-tes e-tho-RY-boun tên PO-lin kai e-pi-STAN-tes tê oi-KI-a i-A-so-nos e-DZÊ-toun au-TOUS pro-a-ga-GEIN eis ton DÊ-mon
Exegesis
These participles, coordinated with kai {καὶ | kai}, function as circumstantial actions leading up to and accompanying the main imperfect verbs ethoryboun {ἐθορύβουν | e-tho-RY-boun} “they were causing an uproar” and ezētoun {ἐζήτουν | e-ZĒ-toun} “they were seeking.”
In context — Acts 17:5
But the Jews , having become jealous, and having taken along some wicked men from among the market-dwellers, formed a mob and were throwing the city into an uproar. And having come upon the house of Jason, they were seeking to bring them out to the assembly .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 17:5, so the Greek word ἐθορύβουν (ethoryboun) 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.17.5.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.5.W14.S1) and character.