Acts 17:5:18Acts.17.5.W18TAB
ἐπιστάντες
epistantes
“having come upon”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-STAN-tes
- Extended
- eh-pih-STAHN-tehs
- IPA
- /e.piˈstan.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having come upon
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-STAN-tes
- 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
The subject hoi Ioudaioi {οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι | hoi I-ou-dai-oi} “the Jews” is then expanded by a chain of aorist participles: proslabomenoi {προσλαβόμενοι | pros-la-BO-me-noi}, okhlopoiēsantes {ὀχλοποιήσαντες | okh-lo-po-Ē-san-tes}, and epistantes {ἐπιστάντες | e-pi-STAN-tes}.
The phrase epistantes tē oikia Iasonos {ἐπιστάντες τῇ οἰκίᾳ Ἰάσονος | e-pi-STAN-tes tē oi-KI-a IA-so-nos} describes the hostile approach to Jason’s house as the narrative focal point.
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 17:5:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 17:5, so the Greek word ἐπιστάντες (epistantes) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.5.W18.S1) and character.