Acts 19:38:18Acts.19.38.W18TAB
εἰσίν
eiseen
“there are”
- Transliteration
- ei-SEEN
- Extended
- ei-SEEN
- IPA
- /eiˈsin/
Meaning by language
- English
- there are
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ei-SEEN
- sentence
ei MEN OUN dê-MEE-tri-os KAI hoi SYN au-TOI tekh-NEE-tai E-khou-sin pros TI-na LO-gon a-go-RAI-oi A-gon-tai KAI an-THY-pa-TOI ei-SEEN en-ga-LEI-tō-san al-LÊ-lois
Exegesis
The coordinate clause kai anthypatoi eisin {καὶ ἀνθύπατοι εἰσιν | kaí anthýpatoi eîsin} adds that “there are proconsuls,” foregrounding Roman provincial authority as the proper arbiters.
In context — Acts 19:38
If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are in session, and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another.
About this coordinate
Acts 19:38:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 19:38, so the Greek word εἰσίν (eiseen) 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.19.38.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.38.W18.S1) and character.