Acts 21:4:5Acts.21.4.W5TAB
ἐπεμείναμεν
epemeinamen
“we stayed”
- Transliteration
- e-pe-MEI-na-men
- Extended
- eh-peh-MAY-na-mehn
- IPA
- /e.peˈmiː.na.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- we stayed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pe-MEI-na-men
- 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 aorist participle aneurontes {ἀνευρόντες | aneuróntes} introduces a temporal circumstantial clause leading into the main verb epemeinamen {ἐπεμείναμεν | epemeínamen}, with the postpositive de {δὲ | dè} linking to the preceding narrative.
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 21:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 21:4, so the Greek word ἐπεμείναμεν (epemeinamen) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.4.W5.S1) and character.