Acts 18:8:5Acts.18.8.W5TAB
ἐπίστευσεν
episteusen
“believed”
- Transliteration
- e-PI-steu-sen
- Extended
- eh-PIH-steu-sehn
- IPA
- /eˈpis.teu.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- believed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI-steu-sen
- sentence
KRIS-pos de ho ar-khi-sy-NA-gō-gos e-PI-steu-sen tō KY-ree-ō syn HO-lō tō OI-kō au-TOU kai pol-LOI tōn ko-rin-THI-ōn a-KOU-on-tes e-PI-steu-on kai e-bap-TI-dzon-to
Exegesis
The aorist verb episteusen {ἐπίστευσεν | e-PÍ-steu-sen} presents his believing as a decisive, completed act.
In context — Acts 18:8
Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue , believed in the Lord along with his whole household; and many Corinthians, as they listened, believed and were being baptized.
About this coordinate
Acts 18:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 18:8, so the Greek word ἐπίστευσεν (episteusen) 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.18.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.8.W5.S1) and character.