Acts 2:1:9Acts.2.1.W9TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“they were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- AY-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- sentence
KAI en tôi sym-plê-ROUS-thai tên hê-ME-ran tês pen-tê-kos-TÊS Ê-san PAN-tes ho-MOU e-PI to au-TO
Exegesis
The main clause pivots on the imperfect verb ēsan {ἦσαν | ēsan} “they were,” depicting a continued state.
In context — Acts 2:1
And when the day of Pentecost was being fulfilled, they were all together in the same place.
About this coordinate
Acts 2:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 2:1, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.2.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.1.W9.S1) and character.