Acts 20:23:1Acts.20.23.W1TAB

πλὴν

plên

except

Transliteration
plên
Extended
plêhn
IPA
/plɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
except

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    plên

  2. sentence

    plên HO-ti to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on ka-TA PO-lin di-a-mar-TY-re-tai moi LE-gon HO-ti des-MA kai THLI-pseis me ME-nou-sin

Exegesis

The initial conjunction plen {πλὴν | plḗn} functions as an exceptive marker, setting the statement apart from other knowledge.

In contextActs 20:23

Except that the Holy Spirit in every city testifies to me, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.

About this coordinate

Acts 20:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 20:23, so the Greek word πλὴν (plên) 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.20.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.23.W1.S1) and character.