Acts 21:32:18Acts.21.32.W18TAB
ἐπαύσαντο
epausanto
“they stopped”
- Transliteration
- e-PAU-san-to
- Extended
- eh-PAU-sahn-toh
- IPA
- /eˈpau.san.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- they stopped
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
e-PAU-san-to
- sentence
hos ek-sau-TÊS pa-ra-la-BŌN stra-ti-Ō-tas KAI he-ka-ton-TAR-khas ka-TE-dra-men ep au-TOUS hoi de i-DON-tes ton khi-LI-ar-khon KAI tous stra-ti-Ō-tas e-PAU-san-to TYP-ton-tes ton PAU-lon
Exegesis
The verb epausanto {ἐπαύσαντο | epaúsanto} ‘they stopped’ in the aorist middle indicates decisive cessation, while the present participle typtontes {τύπτοντες | túptontes} ‘striking’ depicts ongoing violence that is abruptly interrupted. Rendering participles as finite or temporal constructions preserves clarity in English and retains the vivid sequence of events.
In context — Acts 21:32
At once he took soldiers and centurions and ran down upon them; but when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:32:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 21:32, so the Greek word ἐπαύσαντο (epausanto) 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.21.32.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.32.W18.S1) and character.