Acts 21:13:9Acts.21.13.W9TAB

συνθρύπτοντές

synthryptontes

breaking

Transliteration
syn-THRYP-ton-TES
Extended
syn-tʰryp-tohn-TES
IPA
/synˈtʰryp.ton.tes/

Meaning by language

English
breaking

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Result
συν + θρύπ + τον + τές
syn + thryp + ton + tes
synthryptontes

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Upsiloni — as in machine
Nun — as in new
Thetath — as in thin
Rhor — rolled r
Upsiloni — as in machine
Pip — as in pet
Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new
Taut — as in top
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    syn-THRYP-ton-TES

  2. sentence

    TO-te a-pe-KRI-thê ho PAU-los TI poi-EI-te KLAI-on-tes KAI syn-THRYP-ton-TES mou tên kar-DI-an e-GÔ gar ou MO-non de-THÊ-nai al-LA KAI a-po-tha-NEIN eis i-e-rou-sa-LÊM he-TOI-môs E-khô hy-PER tou o-NO-ma-tos tou KY-ree-ou ee-ay-SOO

Exegesis

The participles klaiontes {κλαίοντες | klái-on-tes} and synthryptontes {συνθρύπτοντές | syn-thrýp-ton-tes} depict ongoing emotional actions that “break” Paul’s kardia {καρδίαν | kar-dí-an}, revealing his empathetic pain.

In contextActs 21:13

Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

About this coordinate

Acts 21:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 21:13, so the Greek word συνθρύπτοντές (synthryptontes) 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.21.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.13.W9.S1) and character.