Acts 18:5:13Acts.18.5.W13TAB
συνείχετο
syneikheto
“was occupied”
- Transliteration
- sy-NEI-khe-to
- Extended
- syoo-NEI-kheh-toh
- IPA
- /syˈneːi.kʰe.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- was occupied
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| 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
sy-NEI-khe-to
- sentence
hôs de ka-TÊL-thon a-PO tês ma-ke-do-NI-as ho te si-LAS kai ho ti-MO-the-os sy-NEI-khe-to tôi LO-gô ho PAU-los di-a-mar-ty-RO-me-nos tois i-ou-dai-OIS EI-nai ton khri-STON ee-ay-SOON
Exegesis
The main clause follows with syneicheto tō logō ho Paulos {συνείχετο τῷ λόγῳ ὁ Παῦλος | syneícheto tôi lógō ho Paûlos}, where the imperfect middle/passive syneicheto portrays Paul’s ongoing state of being constrained or absorbed, and the dative tō logō marks the sphere or instrument, “by” or “in” the word. The nominative ho Paulos placed after the verb gives mild emphasis to Paul as the one so engaged.
In context — Acts 18:5
But when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was being constrained by the word, solemnly testifying to the Jews that the Christ is Jesus .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 18:5, so the Greek word συνείχετο (syneikheto) 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.18.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.5.W13.S1) and character.