Acts 18:20:9Acts.18.20.W9TAB
ἐπένευσεν
epeneusen
“he consented”
- Transliteration
- e-PE-neu-sen
- Extended
- eh-PEH-neh-oo-sehn
- IPA
- /eˈpe.neu̯.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he consented
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PE-neu-sen
- sentence
e-rô-TON-tôn de au-TÔN e-PI PLEI-o-na KHRÓ-non MEI-nai ouk e-PE-neu-sen
Exegesis
The main clause ouk epeneusen {οὐκ ἐπένευσεν | ouk epé-neu-sen} concludes the sentence with a negated aorist, portraying a single, decisive refusal. The verb epeneusen, literally ‘he nodded assent’, idiomatically means ‘he consented’; the negation ouk signals that consent was not given. In English, the genitive absolute is rendered as a temporal clause, “when they requested / when they asked,” to preserve the logical relationship while aligning with standard subject–verb–object order. The idiom ‘nod assent’ is translated as “did not consent” in the more formal rendering and as “he refused” in the dynamic rendering, both capturing the decisive nature of the aorist without importing additional nuance.
In context — Acts 18:20
But when they requested that he remain for a longer time , he did not consent .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 18:20, so the Greek word ἐπένευσεν (epeneusen) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.20.W9.S1) and character.