Acts 18:3:10Acts.18.3.W10TAB

ἠργάζετο

êrgazeto

he worked

Transliteration
êr-GA-ze-to
Extended
air-GAH-zeh-toh
IPA
/ɛːrˈga.dze.to/

Meaning by language

English
he worked

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Result
ἠρ + γά + ζε + το
êr + ga + ze + to
êrgazeto

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Rhor — rolled r
Gammagh — guttural
Alphaah — as in father
Zetaz — as in daze
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    êr-GA-ze-to

  2. sentence

    KAI di-A to ho-MO-tekh-non EI-nai E-me-nen par au-TOIS KAI êr-GA-ze-to Ê-san gar skê-no-poi-OI têi TEKH-nêi

Exegesis

The second imperfect ergazeto {ἠργάζετο | ēr-gá-ze-to} “he was working” is rendered “labored,” reflecting sustained effort.

In contextActs 18:3

Because he shared the same craft, he lodged with them and labored among them, for their occupation was making tents .

About this coordinate

Acts 18:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 18:3, so the Greek word ἠργάζετο (êrgazeto) 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.18.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.3.W10.S1) and character.