Acts 2:7:10Acts.2.7.W10TAB
εἰσιν
eisin
“are”
- Transliteration
- EI-sin
- Extended
- AY-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈei.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- are
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-sin
- sentence
ek-HIS-tan-to de KAI e-THAU-ma-zon LE-gon-tes OUKH i-DOU PAN-tes hou-TOI EI-sin hoi la-LOUN-tes ga-li-LAI-oi
Exegesis
The predicate structure eisin hoi lalountes Galilaioi {εἰσιν οἱ λαλοῦντες Γαλιλαῖοι | eisin hoi laloûntes Galilaîoi} is literally ‘are the ones speaking Galileans’, where the article-participle construction hoi lalountes serves as a substantive description of the speakers, and Galilaioi identifies their regional origin. English shifts this to “all these who are speaking are Galileans” in sense, slightly adjusting word order while preserving the rhetorical emphasis on the surprising fact that such multilingual speech is coming from Galileans.
In context — Acts 2:7
And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans ?”
About this coordinate
Acts 2:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 2:7, so the Greek word εἰσιν (eisin) 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.2.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.7.W10.S1) and character.