Acts 18:28:7Acts.18.28.W7TAB
ἐπιδεικνὺς
epideiknys
“showing”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-deik-NYS
- Extended
- eh-pee-deik-NYS
- IPA
- /e.pi.deikˈnys/
Meaning by language
- English
- showing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-deik-NYS
- sentence
eu-TO-nōs gar tois i-ou-da-EE-ois di-a-ka-tê-LEGH-khe-to dê-mo-SI-a e-pi-deik-NYS di-A tōn gra-PHŌN EI-nai ton khri-STON ee-ay-SOON
Exegesis
The participle epideiknys {ἐπιδεικνὺς | e-pi-deí-k-nys} functions as a modal participle describing the means of refutation—“demonstrating.”
In context — Acts 18:28
For he was forcefully refuting the Jews in public, proving through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
About this coordinate
Acts 18:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 18:28, so the Greek word ἐπιδεικνὺς (epideiknys) 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.18.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.28.W7.S1) and character.