Acts 21:2:4Acts.21.2.W4TAB
διαπερῶν
diaperon
“crossing”
- Transliteration
- di-a-pe-RON
- Extended
- dee-ah-peh-ROHN
- IPA
- /di.a.peˈrɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- crossing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-a-pe-RON
- sentence
KAI heu-RON-tes PLOI-on di-a-pe-RON eis phoi-NEE-kên e-pi-BAN-tes a-NÊKH-thê-men
Exegesis
The present active participle diaperōn {διαπερῶν | diapérōn} ‘crossing over’ describes the vessel’s ongoing passage.
In context — Acts 21:2
After finding a ship that was crossing to Phoenicia, we boarded it and sailed .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 21:2, so the Greek word διαπερῶν (diaperon) 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.21.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.2.W4.S1) and character.