Acts 2:5:1Acts.2.5.W1TAB
Ἦσαν
êsan
“There were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- Ê-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- There were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- sentence
Ê-san de en ie-rou-sa-LÊM ka-toi-KOUN-tes iou-da-I-oi AN-dres eu-la-BEIS a-PO pan-TOS ETH-nous tôn hy-PO ton ou-ra-NON
Exegesis
The imperfect verb esan {Ἦσαν | ê-san} ‘they were’ opens with a standing background.
In context — Acts 2:5
And there were in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven .
About this coordinate
Acts 2:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 2:5, so the Greek word Ἦσαν (êsan) 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.2.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.5.W1.S1) and character.