Acts 19:17:15Acts.19.17.W15TAB
ἐπέπεσεν
epepesen
“fell”
- Transliteration
- e-PE-pe-sen
- Extended
- eh-PEH-peh-sehn
- IPA
- /eˈpe.pe.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- fell
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| 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-PE-pe-sen
- sentence
TOU-to de e-GHE-ne-to gnō-STON PA-sin iou-da-I-ois te kai HEL-lē-sin tois ka-toi-KOU-sin tēn E-phe-son kai e-PE-pe-sen PHO-bos e-PI PAN-tas au-TOUS kai e-me-ga-LY-ne-to to O-no-ma tou KY-ree-ou ee-ay-SOOS
Exegesis
The next clause, epepesen phobos epi pantas autous {ἐπέπεσεν φόβος ἐπὶ πάντας αὐτούς | e-pé-pe-sen phó-bos epì pán-tas au-toús}, employs an intransitive aorist verb with the nominative subject phobos and a prepositional phrase governing accusative objects to portray fear as something that “fell upon” the entire group, emphasizing suddenness and intensity.
In context — Acts 19:17
And this became known to all the Jews and also the Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear fell upon all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:17:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 19:17, so the Greek word ἐπέπεσεν (epepesen) 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.19.17.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.17.W15.S1) and character.