Acts 2:41:8Acts.2.41.W8TAB
ἐβαπτίσθησαν
ebaptisthêsan
“were baptized”
- Transliteration
- e-bap-TI-sthê-san
- Extended
- eh-bahp-TIH-sthay-sahn
- IPA
- /e.bapˈti.stʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were baptized
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| 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
e-bap-TI-sthê-san
- sentence
hoi men oun a-po-dek-SA-me-noi ton LO-gon au-TOU e-bap-TI-sthê-san kai pro-se-TE-thê-san en têi hê-ME-rai e-KEI-nêi psy-KHAI hō-sei tris-KHI-li-ai
Exegesis
Two aorist passive indicatives, ebaptisthēsan {ἐβαπτίσθησαν | ebaptísthēsan} ‘they were baptized’ and prosetethēsan {προσετέθησαν | prosetéthēsan} ‘they were added’, are coordinated with kai {καὶ | kaí}, presenting baptism and incorporation into the community as sequential yet closely linked results of receiving the word.
In context — Acts 2:41
So then those who received his word were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added.
About this coordinate
Acts 2:41:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 2:41, so the Greek word ἐβαπτίσθησαν (ebaptisthêsan) 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.2.41.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.41.W8.S1) and character.