Acts 21:12:6Acts.21.12.W6TAB
ἡμεῖς
hêmeis
“we”
- Transliteration
- hê-MEIS
- Extended
- HAY-MEIS
- IPA
- /hɛːˈmiːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- we
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hê-MEIS
- sentence
hōs de ê-KOU-sa-men TAU-ta pa-re-ka-LOU-men hê-MEIS te KAI hoi en-TO-pi-oi tou mê a-na-BAI-nein au-TON eis i-e-rou-sa-LÊM
Exegesis
The coordinated subject hēmeîs te kaí hoí entópioi {ἡμεῖς τε καὶ οἱ ἐντόπιοι | hēmeîs te kaí hoí entópioi} ‘we and the local people’ underscores joint concern.
In context — Acts 21:12
When we heard these things, both we and the local people urged him not to go up to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 21:12, so the Greek word ἡμεῖς (hêmeis) 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.21.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.12.W6.S1) and character.