Acts 21:18:4Acts.21.18.W4TAB
εἰσῄει
eisêiei
“was going in”
- Transliteration
- eis-Êi-ei
- Extended
- eis-Êi-ei
- IPA
- /eisˈɛː.ei/
Meaning by language
- English
- was going in
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
eis-Êi-ei
- sentence
têi de e-pi-OU-sêi eis-Êi-ei ho PAU-los syn hê-MEEN pros i-A-kō-bon PAN-tes te pa-re-GE-non-to hoi pres-BY-te-roi
Exegesis
The imperfect eisēiei {εἰσῄει | ei-sḗ-ei} ‘was entering’ functions as the main predicate, portraying Paulos {Παῦλος | Paû-los} following the verb in typical Greek narrative order.
In context — Acts 21:18
On the next day Paul went with us to James, and all the elders were present.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 21:18, so the Greek word εἰσῄει (eisêiei) 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.21.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.18.W4.S1) and character.