Acts 20:30:10Acts.20.30.W10TAB
ἀποσπᾶν
apospân
“to draw away”
- Transliteration
- a-po-SPÂN
- Extended
- ah-poh-SPAHN
- IPA
- /a.poˈspaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to draw away
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-SPÂN
- sentence
KAI eks hy-MÔN au-TÔN a-na-STÊ-son-tai AN-dres la-LOUN-tes di-es-tra-ME-na tou a-po-SPÂN tous ma-thê-TAS o-PI-sô he-au-TÔN
Exegesis
The construction tou apospan {τοῦ ἀποσπᾶν | toû apospân} is an articular infinitive in the genitive of purpose, “in order to draw away,” giving the goal of their speech.
In context — Acts 20:30
And from among your own selves men will arise, speaking twisted things to draw away the disciples after themselves .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:30:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 20:30, so the Greek word ἀποσπᾶν (apospân) 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.20.30.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.30.W10.S1) and character.