Acts 20:18:9Acts.20.18.W9TAB
ἐπίστασθε
epistasthe
“you know”
- Transliteration
- e-PI-stas-the
- Extended
- eh-PIH-stahs-theh
- IPA
- /eˈpi.stas.tʰe/
Meaning by language
- English
- you know
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI-stas-the
- sentence
hôs de pa-re-GHE-non-to pros au-TON EI-pen au-TOIS hy-MEIS e-PI-stas-the a-PO PRO-tês hê-ME-ras ap hês e-PE-bên eis tên a-SI-an pôs meth hy-MÔN ton PAN-ta KHRO-non e-ghe-NO-mên
Exegesis
Inside the quotation, the emphatic subject pronoun humeis {Ὑμεῖς | humeîs} placed before the verb epistasthe {ἐπίστασθε | epístasthe} highlights the addressees’ personal awareness: "You yourselves know."
In context — Acts 20:18
And as they came to him, he said to them, "You yourselves know from the first day that I set foot in Asia how I was with you the whole time ."
About this coordinate
Acts 20:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 20:18, so the Greek word ἐπίστασθε (epistasthe) 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.20.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.18.W9.S1) and character.