Acts 19:14:1Acts.19.14.W1TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- Ê-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- sentence
Ê-san de ti-NOS skeu-VA i-ou-dai-OU ar-khi-e-RE-ôs hep-TA hy-oi-OI TOU-to poi-OUN-tes
Exegesis
The verse consists of a main clause headed by esan {ἦσαν | ê-san} “they were,” with the postpositive de {δὲ | de} linking this statement to the preceding narrative and providing a mild contrast or continuation.
Root and etymology
hormaoomicron with rough breathing–rho–mu–alpha–omega
“to set in motion, rush, charge”
In context — Acts 19:14
Now there were seven sons of a certain Sceva, a Jewish high priest, doing this .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 19:14, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.19.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.14.W1.S1) and character.