Acts 20:27:3Acts.20.27.W3TAB
ὑπεστειλάμην
hypesteilamên
“I held back”
- Transliteration
- hy-pe-stei-LA-mên
- Extended
- hyoo-peh-stei-LA-mên
- IPA
- /hy.pe.stei̯ˈla.mɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- I held back
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-pe-stei-LA-mên
- sentence
ou gar hy-pe-stei-LA-mên tou mê a-nan-GEI-lai PA-san tên bou-LÊN tou the-OU hy-MIN
Exegesis
The finite verb hypesteilamen {ὑπεστειλάμην | hupesteilámēn} carries the main assertion, with the middle voice suggesting Paul’s personal involvement in the potential act of holding himself back.
In context — Acts 20:27
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you all the counsel of God .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 20:27, so the Greek word ὑπεστειλάμην (hypesteilamên) 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.20.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.27.W3.S1) and character.