Acts 19:6:18Acts.19.6.W18TAB
ἐπροφήτευον
eprophêteuon
“they were prophesying”
- Transliteration
- e-pro-PHÊ-teu-on
- Extended
- eh-proh-PHÊH-teh-oo-on
- IPA
- /e.proˈpʰɛː.teu.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were prophesying
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pro-PHÊ-teu-on
- sentence
KAI e-pi-THEM-tos au-TOU tou PAU-lou KHEI-ras ÊL-the to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on ep au-TOUS e-LA-loun te GLŌS-sais KAI e-pro-PHÊ-teu-on
Exegesis
The narrative then continues with two imperfect verbs, elaloun {ἐλάλουν | elá-loun} and epropheteuon {ἐπροφήτευον | e-pro-phē-teu-on}, linked by the correlative te ...
In context — Acts 19:6
And when Paul had placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they were speaking in tongues and prophesying.
About this coordinate
Acts 19:6:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 19:6, so the Greek word ἐπροφήτευον (eprophêteuon) 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.19.6.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.6.W18.S1) and character.