Acts 21:6:1Acts.21.6.W1TAB
ἀπησπασάμεθα
apêspasametha
“we said farewell”
- Transliteration
- a-pê-spa-SA-me-tha
- Extended
- ah-pêh-spah-SA-meh-thah
- IPA
- /a.peːs.paˈsa.me.tʰa/
Meaning by language
- English
- we said farewell
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
a-pê-spa-SA-me-tha
- sentence
a-pê-spa-SA-me-tha al-LÊ-lous KAI e-NE-bê-men eis to PLOI-on e-KEI-noi de hy-PE-stre-psan eis ta I-di-a
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist middle verb apespasametha {ἀπησπασάμεθα | apēspasámetha} ‘we took leave’, combined with the reciprocal pronoun allelous {ἀλλήλους | allḗlous} ‘one another’, depicting a mutual farewell.
Root and etymology
apospazomaialpha–pi–omicron–sigma–pi–alpha–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to draw away, take leave”
In context — Acts 21:6
After we had said farewell to one another, we boarded the ship ; but they went back to their own homes.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 21:6, so the Greek word ἀπησπασάμεθα (apêspasametha) 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.21.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.6.W1.S1) and character.