Acts 21:27:3Acts.21.27.W3TAB
ἔμελλον
emellon
“were about”
- Transliteration
- E-mel-lon
- Extended
- EH-mel-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.mel.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- were about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-mel-lon
- sentence
hōs de E-mel-lon hai hep-TA hê-ME-rai syn-te-le-IS-thai hoi a-PO tês a-SI-as iou-DAI-oi the-a-SA-me-noi au-TON en tôi hi-e-RÔI sy-NE-khe-on PAN-ta ton O-khlon kai e-PE-ba-lon ep au-TON tas KHEI-ras
Exegesis
The imperfect emellon synteleisthai {ἔμελλον συντελεῖσθαι | émellon syntelêisthai} sets the seven days as nearing completion.
In context — Acts 21:27
When the seven days were nearly completed, the Jews from Asia saw him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd, and laid hands on him.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 21:27, so the Greek word ἔμελλον (emellon) 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.21.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.27.W3.S1) and character.