Acts 21:30:22Acts.21.30.W22TAB
ἐκλείσθησαν
ekleisthêsan
“were shut”
- Transliteration
- e-KLEIS-thê-san
- Extended
- eh-KLEIS-thêh-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈkleːs.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were shut
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
e-KLEIS-thê-san
- sentence
e-ki-NEE-thê te hê PO-lis HO-lê kai e-GE-ne-to syn-dro-MÊ tou la-OU kai e-pi-la-BO-me-noi tou PAU-lou HEIL-kon au-TON EX-ô tou hi-e-ROU kai eu-THE-ôs e-KLEIS-thê-san hai THY-rai
Exegesis
Finally, kai3 {καὶ | kaí} plus eutheos {εὐθέως | eu-thé-ōs} ‘immediately’ modifies ekleisthesan {ἐκλείσθησαν | e-kleís-thē-san} ‘were shut,’ with hai thyrai {αἱ θύραι | haí thú-rai} as subject, indicating the gates’ prompt closing.
In context — Acts 21:30
The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:30:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 21:30, so the Greek word ἐκλείσθησαν (ekleisthêsan) 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.21.30.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.30.W22.S1) and character.