Acts 20:38:3Acts.20.38.W3TAB
ἐπὶ
epee
“because of”
- Transliteration
- e-PEE
- Extended
- eh-PEE
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PEE
- sentence
o-dy-NO-me-noi MA-lis-ta e-PEE tôi LO-gôi hôi ei-REE-kei HO-ti ou-KE-ti MEL-lou-sin to PRO-sô-pon au-TOU the-ô-REIN pro-E-pem-pon de au-TON eis to PLOI-on
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi tō logō {ἐπὶ τῷ λόγῳ | epí tō lógō} specifies the cause of the grief.
Root and etymology
epibouleuoepsilon–pi–iota–beta–omicron–upsilon–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to plot or conspire”
In context — Acts 20:38
Grieving most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they would no longer see his face. And they accompanied him to the ship.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:38:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 20:38, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epee) 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.20.38.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.38.W3.S1) and character.