Acts 19:13:8Acts.19.13.W8TAB
ἐξορκιστῶν
eksorkistôn
“exorcists”
- Transliteration
- ek-sor-ki-STÔN
- Extended
- ehk-sohr-kih-STOHN
- IPA
- /ek.sor.kiˈstɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- exorcists
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ek-sor-ki-STÔN
- sentence
e-pe-KHEE-rê-san de TI-nes KAI tôn pe-ri-er-kho-ME-nôn i-ou-da-I-ôn ek-sor-ki-STÔN o-no-MA-dzein e-PI tous E-khon-tas ta PNEU-ma-ta ta po-nê-RA to O-no-ma tou KY-ree-ou ee-ay-SOO LE-gon-tes hor-KI-dzô hy-MAS ton ee-ay-SOON hon PAU-los kê-RYSS-sei
Exegesis
The phrase tines kai tōn perierchomenōn Ioudaion exorkistōn {τινὲς καὶ τῶν περιερχομένων Ἰουδαίων ἐξορκιστῶν | tinés kaí tōn peri-er-kho-me-nōn Iou-daí-ōn ex-or-ki-stōn} is a partitive genitive construction, indicating that “some” are drawn from the larger group of itinerant Jewish exorcists.
In context — Acts 19:13
But some also of the itinerant Jewish exorcists attempted to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 19:13, so the Greek word ἐξορκιστῶν (eksorkistôn) 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.19.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.13.W8.S1) and character.