Acts 20:6:3Acts.20.6.W3TAB
ἐξεπλεύσαμεν
eksepleusamen
“we sailed away”
- Transliteration
- ek-se-PLEU-sa-men
- Extended
- ehk-seh-PLEU-sah-mehn
- IPA
- /ek.seˈpleu.sa.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- we sailed away
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-se-PLEU-sa-men
- sentence
hê-MEIS de ek-se-PLEU-sa-men me-TA tas hê-ME-ras tôn a-ZY-môn a-PO phi-LIP-pôn kai ÊL-tho-men pros au-TOUS eis tên trō-A-da A-khri hê-me-RÔN PEN-te hou di-e-TRIP-sa-men hê-ME-ras hep-TA
Exegesis
The aorist verb exepleusamen {ἐξεπλεύσαμεν | ex-e-pleús-a-men} ‘we sailed away’ introduces a completed action that marks a clear departure point.
In context — Acts 20:6
But we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread , and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 20:6, so the Greek word ἐξεπλεύσαμεν (eksepleusamen) 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.20.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.6.W3.S1) and character.