Acts 2:31:2Acts.2.31.W2TAB
ἐλάλησεν
elalêsen
“he spoke”
- Transliteration
- e-LA-lê-sen
- Extended
- eh-LA-leh-sehn
- IPA
- /eˈla.lɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he spoke
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-LA-lê-sen
- sentence
pro-i-DON e-LA-lê-sen pe-RI TÊS a-na-STA-se-os tou khri-STOU HO-ti OU-te en-ga-te-LEI-phthê eis HAI-dên OU-te hê SARKS au-TOU EI-den di-a-phtho-RAN
Exegesis
The main verb elalesen {ἐλάλησεν | e-lá-lē-sen} ‘he spoke’ carries the primary narrative action.
In context — Acts 2:31
Having foreseen this, he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ , that neither was He abandoned to Hades , nor did His flesh see corruption.
About this coordinate
Acts 2:31:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 2:31, so the Greek word ἐλάλησεν (elalêsen) 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.2.31.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.31.W2.S1) and character.