Acts 21:4:17Acts.21.4.W17TAB
ἐπιβαίνειν
epibanein
“to go up”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-ba-NEIN
- Extended
- eh-pih-bah-NAY-een
- IPA
- /e.pi.baˈneiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to go up
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-ba-NEIN
- sentence
a-neu-ROn-tes de tous ma-thê-TAS e-pe-MEI-na-men au-TOU hê-ME-ras hep-TA HOI-ti-nes tôi PAU-lôi E-le-gon di-A tou PNEU-ma-tos mê e-pi-ba-NEIN eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
Exegesis
The phrase dia tou pneumatos {διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος | diá tou pneúmatos} attributes the speech to divine agency, and the negative infinitive mē epibainein {μὴ ἐπιβαίνειν | mḕ epibaínein} states the prohibition, with eis Hierosolyma {εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα | eis Hierosólyma} indicating the destination. These structures are rendered in English as coordinated sentences preserving aspectual and modal nuances.
In context — Acts 21:4
After locating the disciples, we remained there seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:4:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 21:4, so the Greek word ἐπιβαίνειν (epibanein) 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.21.4.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.4.W17.S1) and character.