Acts 20:13:8Acts.20.13.W8TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“for”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PIH
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI
- 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 prepositional phrase epi to ploion {ἐπὶ τὸ πλοῖον | epì tó ploî-on} indicates movement onto the ship, while epi tēn Asson {ἐπὶ τὴν Ἆσσον | epì tḕn Âs-son} specifies the destination of the voyage.
Root and etymology
epibouleuoepsilon–pi–iota–beta–omicron–upsilon–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to plot or conspire”
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 20:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 20:13, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.13.W8.S1) and character.