Acts 2:45:7Acts.2.45.W7TAB
ἐπίπρασκον
epipraskon
“they were selling”
- Transliteration
- e-PI-pras-kon
- Extended
- eh-PI-prahs-kohn
- IPA
- /eˈpi.pras.kon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were selling
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI-pras-kon
- sentence
kai ta KTÊ-ma-ta kai tas hy-PAR-kseis e-PI-pras-kon kai di-e-ME-ri-zon au-TA PÂ-sin ka-THO-ti AN tis KHREI-an EI-khen
Exegesis
The verse is a single coordinated sentence that portrays habitual communal practice through two imperfect verbs, epipraskon {ἐπίπρασκον | epípraskon} “they were selling” and diemerizon {διεμέριζον | diemérizon} “they were distributing.”
In context — Acts 2:45
And they were selling their possessions and belongings, and distributing them to all, as anyone had need .
About this coordinate
Acts 2:45:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 2:45, so the Greek word ἐπίπρασκον (epipraskon) 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.2.45.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.45.W7.S1) and character.