Acts 19:18:5Acts.19.18.W5TAB
ἤρχοντο
êrkhonto
“were coming”
- Transliteration
- ÊR-khon-to
- Extended
- AIR-khohn-toh
- IPA
- /ˈɛːr.kʰon.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- were coming
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ÊR-khon-to
- sentence
pol-LOI te tôn pe-pi-steu-KO-ton ÊR-khon-to ek-so-mo-lo-GOU-me-noi KAI a-naŋ-GEL-lon-tes tas PRAK-seis au-TÔN
Exegesis
The finite verb erkhonto {ἤρχοντο | ḗrkhonto} is imperfect middle indicative, portraying the coming as ongoing or repeated action over a period of time, rather than a single event.
In context — Acts 19:18
And many of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 19:18, so the Greek word ἤρχοντο (êrkhonto) 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.19.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.18.W5.S1) and character.