Acts 18:19:1Acts.18.19.W1TAB

κατήντησαν

kateentêsan

they arrived

Transliteration
ka-TEEN-tê-san
Extended
kah-TEEN-teh-sahn
IPA
/kaˈtɛːn.tɛː.san/

Meaning by language

English
they arrived

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Result
κα + τήν + τη + σαν
ka + teen + tê + san
kateentêsan

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new
Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ka-TEEN-tê-san

  2. sentence

    ka-TEEN-tê-san DE eis E-phe-son ka-KEI-nous ka-TE-li-pen au-TOU au-TOS DE ei-sel-THON eis TÊN sy-na-gô-GÊN di-e-LEK-sa-to tois i-ou-da-Iois

Exegesis

The verse begins with the aorist verb katentesan {κατήντησαν | katḗntēsan} ‘they arrived,’ marking a transition in the travel narrative.

Root and etymology

katantaokappa–alpha–tau–alpha–nu–tau–alpha–omega

to come down to, arrive at a place

In contextActs 18:19

When they reached Ephesus , he left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews .

About this coordinate

Acts 18:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 18:19, so the Greek word κατήντησαν (kateentêsan) 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.18.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.19.W1.S1) and character.