Acts 18:3:5Acts.18.3.W5TAB
εἶναι
einai
“to be”
- Transliteration
- EI-nai
- Extended
- EE-nai
- IPA
- /ˈiː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
EI-nai
- 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 causal phrase dia to homotechnon einai {διὰ τὸ ὁμότεχνον εἶναι | dià tò homótekhnon eînai} employs an articular infinitive to express motive, rendered “shared the same craft” or “shared their craft.”
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 18:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 18:3, so the Greek word εἶναι (einai) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.3.W5.S1) and character.