Acts 20:38:7Acts.20.38.W7TAB
εἰρήκει
eireekei
“he had said”
- Transliteration
- ei-REE-kei
- Extended
- ei-REE-kei
- IPA
- /eiˈrɛː.kɛi/
Meaning by language
- English
- he had said
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ei-REE-kei
- 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
This noun phrase is further defined by the relative clause hō eirēkei {ᾧ εἰρήκει | hō eirḗkei}, which ties the sorrow specifically to the word that he had already spoken, with the pluperfect highlighting the lasting effect of that prior statement.
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 20:38:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 20:38, so the Greek word εἰρήκει (eireekei) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.38.W7.S1) and character.