Acts 20:2:11Acts.20.2.W11TAB
ἦλθεν
êlthen
“he came”
- Transliteration
- ÊL-then
- Extended
- AYL-then
- IPA
- /ˈɛːl.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he came
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ÊL-then
- 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 narrative then moves to the finite aorist verb ēlthen {ἦλθεν | ēl-then} ‘he came’, which carries the main storyline forward.
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 20:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 20:2, so the Greek word ἦλθεν (êlthen) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.2.W11.S1) and character.