Acts 20:8:1Acts.20.8.W1TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- Êê-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
Ê-san
- sentence
Ê-san de lam-PA-des hi-ka-NAI en tôi hy-pe-RÔ-iôi hou Ê-men sy-nêg-ME-noi
Exegesis
The clause opens with esan de {ἦσαν δὲ | ē-san de} functioning as a narrative connective, linking this description to the preceding scene while introducing a new circumstance.
Root and etymology
parakaleōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call alongside, comfort, encourage”
In context — Acts 20:8
Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we had been gathered together .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 20:8, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.20.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.8.W1.S1) and character.