Acts 20:2:1Acts.20.2.W1TAB
διελθὼν
dielthon
“having gone through”
- Transliteration
- di-el-THON
- Extended
- dih-ehl-THON
- IPA
- /di.elˈtʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- having gone through
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-el-THON
- sentence
di-el-THON de ta ME-rê e-KEI-na KAI pa-ra-ka-LE-sas au-TOUS LO-gō pol-LOI ÊL-then eis tên hel-LA-da
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist participle dielthon {διελθών | di-el-thṓn} ‘having gone through’, which, together with the postpositive conjunction de {δέ | de}, forms a circumstantial clause providing the background to the main action.
Root and etymology
dierchomaidelta–iota–epsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to go through, pass across”
In context — Acts 20:2
And after he had gone through those regions and had encouraged them with many words , he came into Greece.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 20:2, so the Greek word διελθὼν (dielthon) 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.20.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.2.W1.S1) and character.