Acts 2:16:3Acts.2.16.W3TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- E-stin
- Extended
- EH-stihn
- IPA
- /ˈes.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-stin
- sentence
al-LA tou-TO E-stin to ei-rê-ME-non di-A tou pro-PHÊ-tou i-ô-ÊL
Exegesis
The verb estin {ἐστιν | éstin} ‘is’ serves as the copula, linking the subject touto to the predicate nominative phrase to eirēmenon {τὸ εἰρημένον | tó eirēménon} ‘the thing that has been spoken’. Here the perfect passive participle eirēmenon, used substantivally with the article, conveys a word spoken in the past whose effects or validity continue into the present, underscoring the enduring relevance of Joel’s prophecy.
In context — Acts 2:16
But this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel .
About this coordinate
Acts 2:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 2:16, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.2.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.16.W3.S1) and character.