Acts 21:37:3Acts.21.37.W3TAB
εἰσάγεσθαι
eisagesthai
“to be brought in”
- Transliteration
- ei-SA-ge-sthai
- Extended
- ei-SAH-gheh-sthai
- IPA
- /eiˈsa.ge.sθai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be brought in
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ei-SA-ge-sthai
- sentence
MEL-lōn te ei-SA-ge-sthai eis tēn pa-rem-bo-LĒN ho PAU-los LE-gei tō khi-li-AR-khō ei EK-se-STIN moi ei-PEIN ti pros SE ho de E-phē hel-lē-nis-TI gi-NŌ-skeis
Exegesis
The circumstantial participle mellon {Μέλλων | mél-lōn} ‘being about to’ establishes a temporal frame when paired with the infinitive eisagesthai {εἰσάγεσθαι | ei-sá-ge-sthai} ‘to be brought in.’
In context — Acts 21:37
As Paul prepared to enter the barracks, he addressed the commander , “Is it permitted for me to say something to you?” The commander replied, “Do you know Greek?”
About this coordinate
Acts 21:37:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 21:37, so the Greek word εἰσάγεσθαι (eisagesthai) 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.21.37.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.37.W3.S1) and character.