Acts 20:28:14Acts.20.28.W14TAB
ἔθετο
etheto
“appointed”
- Transliteration
- E-the-to
- Extended
- EH-theh-toh
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰe.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- appointed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
E-the-to
- sentence
pro-SE-khe-te he-au-TOIS kai pan-TEE tôi poim-NI-ôi en hôi hy-MAS to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on E-the-to e-pi-SKO-pous poi-ma-NEIN tên ek-klê-SI-an tou the-OU hên pe-ri-e-poi-Ê-sa-to di-A tou HAI-ma-tos tou i-DI-ou
Exegesis
Its subject is to pneuma to hagion {τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον | tò pneû-ma tò há-gi-on} ‘the Holy Spirit,’ with etheto {ἔθετο | é-the-to} ‘appointed’ (aorist middle indicative) and episkopous {ἐπισκόπους | e-pi-skó-pous} ‘overseers’ as its object.
In context — Acts 20:28
Be vigilant toward yourselves and toward the entire flock in which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers to shepherd the church of God , which He obtained with His own blood.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:28:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 20:28, so the Greek word ἔθετο (etheto) 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.20.28.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.28.W14.S1) and character.