Acts 20:34:12Acts.20.34.W12TAB
ὑπηρέτησαν
hypayrehtaysan
“served”
- Transliteration
- hy-pay-REH-tay-san
- Extended
- hy-peh-REH-teh-sahn
- IPA
- /hy.pɛːˈreː.tɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- served
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-pay-REH-tay-san
- sentence
au-TOI gi-NO-ske-te HO-ti tais KHREE-ais mou kai tois OU-si met e-MOU hy-pay-REH-tay-san hai KHEI-res HAU-tai
Exegesis
The verb hupēretēsan {ὑπηρέτησαν | hu-pē-RÉ-tē-san} is aorist active indicative, presenting the service as a completed course of action viewed as a whole.
In context — Acts 20:34
You yourselves know that these hands have served my needs and the needs of those who were with me.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:34:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 20:34, so the Greek word ὑπηρέτησαν (hypayrehtaysan) 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.20.34.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.34.W12.S1) and character.