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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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
êr-GA-ze-to
- 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 context — Acts 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.