Acts 19:22:14Acts.19.22.W14TAB
ἐπέσχεν
epeskh(en)
“stayed”
- Transliteration
- e-PE-skh(en)
- Extended
- eh-PEH-skeh(n)
- IPA
- /eˈpes.kʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- stayed
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) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PE-skh(en)
- sentence
a-po-STEI-las de eis tên ma-ke-do-NI-an DY-o tôn di-a-ko-NOU-ntōn au-TÔ ti-MO-the-on kai E-ras-ton au-TOS e-PE-skh(en) KHRÓ-non eis tên a-SI-an
Exegesis
The main verb epeschen {ἐπέσχεν | e-pés-skhen} with the object chronon {χρόνον | khró-non} functions as “he stayed for a time,” with chronon as an accusative of duration.
In context — Acts 19:22
And after sending into Macedonia two of those serving him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed for a time in Asia .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:22:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 19:22, so the Greek word ἐπέσχεν (epeskh(en)) 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.19.22.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.22.W14.S1) and character.