Acts 21:25:6Acts.21.25.W6TAB
ἡμεῖς
hêmeis
“we”
- Transliteration
- hê-MEIS
- Extended
- hay-MEIS
- IPA
- /hɛːˈmeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- we
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hê-MEIS
- sentence
pe-RI de tôn pe-pi-steu-KO-ton eth-NÔN hê-MEIS a-pe-STEI-la-men KRI-nan-tes phy-LAS-ses-thai au-TOUS to te ei-dô-LO-thy-ton kai HAI-ma kai pni-KTON kai por-NEI-an
Exegesis
The explicit pronoun hēmeis {ἡμεῖς | hēmeîs} emphasizes the authority of the senders.
In context — Acts 21:25
But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we sent word, having decided, that they should keep themselves from what is sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 21:25, so the Greek word ἡμεῖς (hêmeis) 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.21.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.25.W6.S1) and character.