Acts 20:5:4Acts.20.5.W4TAB
ἔμενον
emenon
“were staying”
- Transliteration
- E-me-non
- Extended
- EH-meh-nohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.me.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- were staying
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-me-non
- sentence
HOU-toi de pro-sel-THON-tes E-me-non hê-MAS en trô-A-di
Exegesis
The main finite verb emenon {ἔμενον | é-me-non} is imperfect, presenting the waiting as an ongoing state in past time, a backgrounded action into which the narrator and his group will later enter.
Root and etymology
menomu–epsilon–nu–omega
“to remain, stay, wait”
In context — Acts 20:5
But these men , having gone ahead, were waiting for us in Troas .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 20:5, so the Greek word ἔμενον (emenon) 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.20.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.5.W4.S1) and character.