Acts 21:7:1Acts.21.7.W1TAB
Ἡμεῖς
hêmeis
“We”
- Transliteration
- hê-MEIS
- Extended
- hay-MEIS
- IPA
- /hɛːˈmeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- We
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hê-MEIS
- sentence
hê-MEIS de ton PLOUN di-a-NU-san-tes a-PO TY-rou ka-tên-TE-sa-men eis pto-le-ma-I-da kai a-spa-SA-me-noi tous a-del-PHOUS e-MEI-na-men hê-ME-ran MI-an par au-TOIS
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the subject hēmeis {Ἡμεῖς | hē-meîs} “we” followed by the conjunction de {δὲ | dé}, signaling a transition in the travel narrative.
In context — Acts 21:7
When we had completed the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais; we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 21:7, so the Greek word Ἡμεῖς (hêmeis) 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.21.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.7.W1.S1) and character.