Acts 18:20:1Acts.18.20.W1TAB
ἐρωτώντων
erôtontôn
“while they were asking”
- Transliteration
- e-rô-TON-tôn
- Extended
- eh-roh-TON-tohn
- IPA
- /e.rɔːˈtɔn.tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- while they were asking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-rô-TON-tôn
- sentence
e-rô-TON-tôn de au-TÔN e-PI PLEI-o-na KHRÓ-non MEI-nai ouk e-PE-neu-sen
Exegesis
The verse is structured around a genitive absolute construction, erōtōntōn de autōn {ἐρωτώντων δὲ αὐτῶν | erōtṓn-tōn de autôn} ‘while they were requesting’, which sets a temporal and circumstantial backdrop to the main action.
In context — Acts 18:20
But when they requested that he remain for a longer time , he did not consent .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 18:20, so the Greek word ἐρωτώντων (erôtontôn) 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.18.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.20.W1.S1) and character.