Acts 19:5:3Acts.19.5.W3TAB
ἐβαπτίσθησαν
ebaptisthêsan
“they were baptized”
- Transliteration
- e-bap-TIS-thê-san
- Extended
- eh-bahp-TIS-thê-sahn
- IPA
- /e.bapˈtis.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were 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 | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-bap-TIS-thê-san
- sentence
a-KOU-san-tes de e-bap-TIS-thê-san eis to O-no-ma tou KY-ree-ou ee-ay-SOO
Exegesis
The implied subject of both the participle and the indicative ebaptisthesan {ἐβαπτίσθησαν | e-bap-TÍS-thē-san} is the same group referenced in the previous context. The aorist passive indicative ebaptisthesan serves as the main event, portraying baptism as an action performed upon them, likely by human agents under divine commission.
In context — Acts 19:5
And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 19:5, so the Greek word ἐβαπτίσθησαν (ebaptisthêsan) 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.19.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.5.W3.S1) and character.