Acts 21:7:15Acts.21.7.W15TAB
ἐμείναμεν
emeinamen
“we stayed”
- Transliteration
- e-MEI-na-men
- Extended
- eh-MEI-nah-mehn
- IPA
- /eˈmiː.na.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- we stayed
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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-MEI-na-men
- 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
A subsequent participle aspasamenoi {ἀσπασάμενοι | as-pa-sá-me-noi} “having greeted” indicates an accompanying action before the second main verb emeinamen {ἐμείναμεν | e-meí-na-men} “we remained.”
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 21:7:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 21:7, so the Greek word ἐμείναμεν (emeinamen) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.7.W15.S1) and character.