Acts 19:16:5Acts.19.16.W5TAB

ἐπʼ

ep

upon

Transliteration
ep
Extended
ehp
IPA
/ep/

Meaning by language

English
upon

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Pip — as in pet

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Diphthongs
Accents & breathings
ʼ

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Word in context

  1. word

    ep

  2. sentence

    kai e-pha-LO-me-nos ho AN-thrô-pos ep au-TOUS en hôi ÊN to PNEU-ma to po-nê-RON ka-ta-ky-ri-EU-sas am-pho-TE-rôn IS-khy-sen kai kat au-TÔN HÔ-ste gym-NOUS kai te-trau-ma-tis-ME-nous ek-phy-GEIN ek tou OI-kou e-KEI-nou

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase ep’ autous {ἐπ’ αὐτούς | ep autoús} specifies the direct object of the assault.

Root and etymology

parrēsiapi–alpha–rho–rho–eta–sigma–iota–alpha

freedom of speech, boldness

In contextActs 19:16

And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leaping upon them and mastering all of them, prevailed against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.

About this coordinate

Acts 19:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 19:16, so the Greek word ἐπʼ (ep) 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.19.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.16.W5.S1) and character.