Acts 2:37:3Acts.2.37.W3TAB
κατενύγησαν
katenugêsan
“they were pierced”
- Transliteration
- ka-te-NU-gê-san
- Extended
- kah-teh-NUH-gay-sahn
- IPA
- /ka.teˈnyː.ɡeː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were pierced
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ka-te-NU-gê-san
- sentence
a-KOU-san-tes de ka-te-NU-gê-san tên kar-DI-an ei-PON te pros ton PE-tro(n) KAI tous loi-POUS a-po-STO-lous TI poi-Ê-sô-men AN-dres a-del-PHOI
Exegesis
The main verb katenygesan {κατενύγησαν | katenýgesan} ‘they were pierced’ is aorist passive, portraying a decisive inner impact experienced by the subjects.
In context — Acts 2:37
Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart , and they said to Peter and the other apostles , “Men and brothers, what should we do?”
About this coordinate
Acts 2:37:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 2:37, so the Greek word κατενύγησαν (katenugêsan) 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.2.37.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.37.W3.S1) and character.