Acts 21:21:1Acts.21.21.W1TAB
κατηχήθησαν
katêkhaythêsan
“they were informed”
- Transliteration
- ka-tê-KHAY-thê-san
- Extended
- kah-teh-KHÊÊ-thê-sahn
- IPA
- /ka.tɛːˈkʰɛː.tʰeː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were informed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-tê-KHAY-thê-san
- sentence
ka-tê-KHAY-thê-san de pe-RI sou HO-ti a-po-sta-SI-an di-DAS-keis a-PO mō-y-se-OOS tous ka-TA ta ETH-nê PAN-tas iou-da-EE-ous LE-gōn mê pe-ri-TEM-nein au-TOUS ta TEK-na mê-DE tois E-the-sin pe-ri-pa-TEIN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist passive verb katēchēthēsan {κατηχήθησαν | katēkhḗthēsan} ‘they were informed,’ which frames the statement as a report of hearsay.
In context — Acts 21:21
They have been informed that you teach all the Jews among the Gentiles apostasy from Moses, saying that they should not circumcise their children or walk in the customs.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 21:21, so the Greek word κατηχήθησαν (katêkhaythêsan) 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.21.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.21.W1.S1) and character.