Acts 19:3:6Acts.19.3.W6TAB
ἐβαπτίσθητε
ebaptisthête
“were you baptized”
- Transliteration
- e-bap-TI-sthê-te
- Extended
- eh-bahp-TIH-sthay-teh
- IPA
- /e.bapˈti.stʰɛː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- were you baptized
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-bap-TI-sthê-te
- sentence
ei-PEN te eis TI oun e-bap-TI-sthê-te hoi de ei-pan eis ton i-ô-AN-nou BAP-tis-ma
Exegesis
In the question, the fronted prepositional phrase eis ti oun {Εἰς τί οὖν | Eis tí oûn} literally “into what then” places emphasis on the nature of the baptism, and the aorist passive indicative verb ebaptisthēte {ἐβαπτίσθητε | e-bap-tís-thē-te} presents the baptism as a completed reception.
In context — Acts 19:3
And he said to them, “What, then, were you baptized into?” And they said, “Into John’s baptism .”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 19:3, so the Greek word ἐβαπτίσθητε (ebaptisthête) 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.19.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.3.W6.S1) and character.