Acts 2:13:8Acts.2.13.W8TAB
εἰσίν
eiseen
“they are”
- Transliteration
- ei-SEEN
- Extended
- ei-SEEEN
- IPA
- /eiˈsiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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
HE-te-roi de di-a-khlev-A-zon-tes E-le-gon HO-ti GLEU-kous me-mes-tô-ME-noi ei-SEEN
Exegesis
The copular verb eisin {εἰσίν | ei-SÍN} links the subject (implied “they”) to this described condition. In translation, the participial phrase diachleuazontes is rendered adverbially (“mocking,” “making fun”) to preserve its circumstantial force, while the genitive of content is expressed idiomatically as “filled with new wine” in the formal rendering and “drunk with new wine” in the dynamic rendering to capture the taunting implication of intoxication.
In context — Acts 2:13
But others, mocking , were saying, “They are filled with new wine .”
About this coordinate
Acts 2:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 2:13, 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.2.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.13.W8.S1) and character.