Acts 18:6:1Acts.18.6.W1TAB
ἀντιτασσομένων
antitassomenōn
“while they were opposing”
- Transliteration
- an-ti-tas-so-ME-nōn
- Extended
- ahn-tee-tahs-soh-MEH-nohn
- IPA
- /an.ti.tas.soˈme.nɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- while they were opposing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
an-ti-tas-so-ME-nōn
- sentence
an-ti-tas-so-ME-nōn de au-TŌN kai blas-phê-MOUN-tōn ek-ti-na-KSA-me-nos ta hi-MA-ti-a EI-pen pros au-TOUS to HAI-ma hy-MŌN e-PI tên ke-pha-LÊN hy-MŌN ka-tha-ROS e-GŌ a-PO tou NYN eis ta ETH-nê po-REU-so-mai
Exegesis
The verse begins with the genitive absolute antitassomenon {ἀντιτασσομένων | antitassoménōn} ‘opposing’ and blasphēmounton {βλασφημούντων | blasphēmoúntōn} ‘blaspheming’, establishing the hostile backdrop.
Root and etymology
Rootmu–epsilon–nu
“to remain, stay”
In context — Acts 18:6
When they kept resisting and speaking against him, he shook out his clothes and said, “Your blood is on your own heads; I am clean . From this point on I will go to the Gentiles .”
About this coordinate
Acts 18:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 18:6, so the Greek word ἀντιτασσομένων (antitassomenōn) 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.18.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.6.W1.S1) and character.