Acts 18:1:7Acts.18.1.W7TAB

ἦλθεν

êlthen

he came

Transliteration
ÊL-then
Extended
ayl-THEHN
IPA
/ˈɛːl.tʰen/

Meaning by language

English
he came

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Result
ἦλ + θεν
êl + then
êlthen

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Thetath — as in thin
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ÊL-then

  2. sentence

    me-TA TAU-ta khō-ris-THEIS ek tôn a-thê-NÔN ÊL-then eis KO-rin-thon

Exegesis

The main verb elthen {ἦλθεν | êl-then} “he came” provides the completed action in aorist indicative, with the subject understood as Paul.

In contextActs 18:1

After these events, Paul left Athens and arrived in Corinth .

About this coordinate

Acts 18:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 18:1, so the Greek word ἦλθεν (êlthen) 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.18.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.1.W7.S1) and character.