Acts 2:16:5Acts.2.16.W5TAB
εἰρημένον
eirêmenon
“having been spoken”
- Transliteration
- ei-rê-ME-non
- Extended
- ei-ray-MEH-nohn
- IPA
- /ei.rɛːˈme.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- having been spoken
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ei-rê-ME-non
- 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.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — Acts 2:16
But this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel .
About this coordinate
Acts 2:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 2:16, so the Greek word εἰρημένον (eirêmenon) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.16.W5.S1) and character.