Acts 21:6:10Acts.21.6.W10TAB
ὑπέστρεψαν
hypestrepsan
“they returned”
- Transliteration
- hy-PE-stre-psan
- Extended
- hyoo-PEH-streh-psahn
- IPA
- /hyˈpe.stre.psan/
Meaning by language
- English
- they returned
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-PE-stre-psan
- 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
An adversative de {δὲ | dè} introduces ekeinoi {ἐκεῖνοι | ekeînoi} ‘those’, shifting subject to describe their action with the aorist hupestrepsan {ὑπέστρεψαν | hupéstrepsan} ‘they returned’.
Root and etymology
hupostrephōupsilon–pi–omicron–sigma–tau–rho–epsilon–phi–omega
“to return, turn back”
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 21:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 21:6, so the Greek word ὑπέστρεψαν (hypestrepsan) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.6.W10.S1) and character.