Acts 19:34:12Acts.19.34.W12TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“for”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PIH
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI
- sentence
e-pi-GNO-ntes DE HO-ti i-ou-da-IOs e-STIN phō-NEE e-GE-ne-to MI-a ek PAN-tōn hōs e-PI HŌ-ras DY-o kra-ZON-tōn me-GA-lē hē AR-te-mis e-phe-SI-ōn
Exegesis
The temporal-adverbial expression hōs epi hōras duo {ὡς ἐπὶ ὥρας δύο | hōs epí hṓras dýo} employs hōs to convey approximation, modifying the duration of their shouting.
Root and etymology
epiginoskoepsilon–pi–iota–gamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omega
“to recognize fully, come to know”
In context — Acts 19:34
But when they recognized that he was a Jew , one voice arose from them all, for about two hours, as they were shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:34:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 19:34, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.19.34.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.34.W12.S1) and character.