Acts 19:33:17Acts.19.33.W17TAB
ἤθελεν
êthelen
“he was wanting”
- Transliteration
- Ê-the-len
- Extended
- AY-theh-lehn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.tʰe.len/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was wanting
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-the-len
- sentence
ek de tou O-khlou sy-ne-BI-ba-san a-LEK-san-dron pro-ba-LON-tōn au-TON tōn i-ou-da-Iōn ho de a-LEK-san-dros ka-ta-SEI-sas tēn KHEI-ra Ê-the-len a-po-lo-GEIS-thai tō DÊ-mō
Exegesis
The imperfect ēthelen {ἤθελεν | ḗ-the-len} ‘he was willing’ plus the infinitive apologeisthai {ἀπολογεῖσθαι | a-po-lo-geís-thai} ‘to make a defense’ expresses his ongoing intent rather than a completed act.
In context — Acts 19:33
But from the crowd they brought forward Alexander, the Jews having put him forward; and Alexander, having motioned with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:33:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 19:33, so the Greek word ἤθελεν (êthelen) 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.19.33.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.33.W17.S1) and character.