Acts 21:14:5Acts.21.14.W5TAB
ἡσυχάσαμεν
hêsykhasamen
“we became quiet”
- Transliteration
- hê-sy-kha-SA-men
- Extended
- hê-sy-khah-SAH-mehn
- IPA
- /hɛː.sy.kʰaˈsa.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- we became quiet
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| 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
hê-sy-kha-SA-men
- sentence
MÊ pei-tho-ME-nou de au-TOU hê-sy-kha-SA-men ei-PON-tes tou ky-REE-ou to THE-le-ma gi-NES-thô
Exegesis
The conjunction de {δὲ | dè} then connects to the main verb hēsychasamen {ἡσυχάσαμεν | hē-sy-khá-sa-men}, narrating the group’s shift to silence, while the participle eipontes {εἰπόντες | ei-pón-tes} introduces the accompanying speech.
In context — Acts 21:14
Since he was not persuaded , we became quiet and said, “Let the will of the Lord take place.”
About this coordinate
Acts 21:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 21:14, so the Greek word ἡσυχάσαμεν (hêsykhasamen) 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.21.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.14.W5.S1) and character.