Acts 21:7:8Acts.21.7.W8TAB
κατηντήσαμεν
katêntesamen
“we arrived”
- Transliteration
- ka-tên-TE-sa-men
- Extended
- kah-tayn-TEH-sah-mehn
- IPA
- /ka.tɛːnˈteː.sa.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- we arrived
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| 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
ka-tên-TE-sa-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
The primary verb katentēsamen {κατηντήσαμεν | ka-tēn-tḗ-sa-men} “we arrived” is directed by eis Ptolemaida {εἰς Πτολεμαΐδα | eis Pto-le-ma-ï-da} “into Ptolemais,” specifying the destination.
Root and etymology
katantaōkappa–alpha–tau–alpha–nu–tau–alpha–omega
“to arrive at, reach a destination”
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 21:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 21:7, so the Greek word κατηντήσαμεν (katêntesamen) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.7.W8.S1) and character.