Acts 20:13:1Acts.20.13.W1TAB
Ἡμεῖς
hêmeis
“We”
- Transliteration
- hê-MEIS
- Extended
- hêh-MEIS
- IPA
- /hɛːˈmeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- We
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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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Word in context
- word
hê-MEIS
- sentence
hê-MEIS de pro-el-THON-tes e-PI to PLOI-on a-NÊKH-thê-men e-PI tên AS-son e-KEI-then MEL-lon-tes a-na-lam-BA-nein ton PAU-lon HOU-tôs gar di-a-te-ta-GME-nos ÊN MEL-lôn au-TOS pe-DZEU-ein
Exegesis
The verse begins with the marked subject hēmeis {Ἡμεῖς | Hē-meîs} followed by the postpositive de {δὲ | dè}, shifting the narrative focus to Paul’s companions in distinction from him.
In context — Acts 20:13
But we, having gone ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for thus he had arranged, since he himself was about to go by land .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 20:13, 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.20.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.13.W1.S1) and character.