Acts 19:10:5Acts.19.10.W5TAB
ἔτη
etê
“years”
- Transliteration
- E-tê
- Extended
- EH-tay
- IPA
- /ˈe.tɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- years
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
E-tê
- sentence
TOU-to DE e-GHE-ne-to e-PI E-tê DY-o HŌ-ste PAN-tas TOUS ka-toi-KOUN-tas tēn a-SI-an a-KOU-sai ton LO-gon TOU KY-ree-ou i-ou-dai-OUS te KAI HEl-lē-nas
Exegesis
The temporal span is expressed by the prepositional phrase epi ete dyo {ἐπὶ ἔτη δύο | epì é-tē dý-o} ‘for two years,’ with epi governing the accusative of duration.
Root and etymology
piptopi–iota–pi–tau–omega
“falling forward, headlong”
In context — Acts 19:10
But this continued for two years, so that all those who were living in Asia heard the word of the Lord , both Jews and Greeks.
About this coordinate
Acts 19:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 19:10, so the Greek word ἔτη (etê) 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.19.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.10.W5.S1) and character.