Acts 20:23:1Acts.20.23.W1TAB
πλὴν
plên
“except”
- Transliteration
- plên
- Extended
- plêhn
- IPA
- /plɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- except
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
plên
- 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 context — Acts 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.