Acts 2:8:3Acts.2.8.W3TAB
ἡμεῖς
hêmeis
“we”
- Transliteration
- hê-MEIS
- Extended
- hê-MEIS
- IPA
- /hɛːˈmeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- we
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hê-MEIS
- sentence
KAI PÔS hê-MEIS a-KOU-o-men HE-ka-stos têi i-DI-a di-a-LEK-tôi hê-MON en hêi e-ge-NNÊ-thê-men
Exegesis
The explicit subject hemeis {ἡμεῖς | hēmêis} placed before the verb akouomen {ἀκούομεν | akoúomen} produces a marked subject–verb order that highlights the collective experience of the crowd rather than leaving the subject implicit, as Greek often can.
In context — Acts 2:8
And how is it that we each hear in our own language, in which we were born?
About this coordinate
Acts 2:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 2:8, so the Greek word ἡμεῖς (hêmeis) 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.2.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.8.W3.S1) and character.