Acts 20:9:7Acts.20.9.W7TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“at”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PIH
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- at
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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
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e-PI
- sentence
ka-the-ZO-me-nos DE tis ne-a-NEE-as o-NO-ma-ti EU-TY-khos e-PI TÊS thy-REE-dos ka-ta-phe-RO-me-nos HY-pnō ba-THEI di-a-le-go-ME-nou tou PAU-lou e-PI PLEI-on ka-te-nekh-THEIS a-PO tou HY-pnou E-pe-sen a-PO tou tris-TE-gou KA-tō kai ÊR-thē ne-KROS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi tēs thuridos {ἐπὶ τῆς θυρίδος | epí tês thurídos} locates him precariously “on/in the window,” contributing to the later outcome.
The genitive absolute-like construction dialegomenou tou Paulou {διαλεγομένου τοῦ Παύλου | dialegoménou tou Paúlou} “as Paul was speaking” with epi pleion {ἐπὶ πλεῖον | epí pleîon} “for a longer time” provides temporal background, indicating that the extended discourse contributes to his fatigue.
Root and etymology
epibouleuoepsilon–pi–iota–beta–omicron–upsilon–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to plot or conspire”
In context — Acts 20:9
And a certain young man by the name of Eutychus was sitting in the window , being overcome by deep sleep as Paul was speaking at length. Having been overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 20:9, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.20.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.9.W7.S1) and character.