Acts 21:8:19Acts.21.8.W19TAB
ἑπτὰ
hepta
“seven”
- Transliteration
- hep-TA
- Extended
- hehp-TAH
- IPA
- /hepˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
hep-TA
- sentence
têi de e-PAU-ri-on ek-sel-THON-tes ÊL-tho-men eis kai-SA-rei-an kai eis-el-THON-tes eis ton OI-kon phi-LIP-pou tou eu-an-ge-lis-TOU ON-tos ek tôn hep-TA e-MEI-na-men par au-TÔI
Exegesis
The genitive apposition Philíppou tou euangelistoû {Φιλίππου τοῦ εὐαγγελιστοῦ | Philíppou toû euangelistoû} ‘of Philip the evangelist’ identifies his role, and the participial genitive óntos {ὄντος | óntos} ‘being,’ with ek tôn heptá {ἐκ τῶν ἑπτὰ | ek tôn heptá} ‘from the seven,’ acts as a genitive absolute to define his membership in the appointed group.
Root and etymology
heptaheptá
“seven”
In context — Acts 21:8
On the following day we departed and arrived in Caesarea, and upon entering the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven , we stayed with him .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:8:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 21:8, so the Greek word ἑπτὰ (hepta) 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.21.8.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.8.W19.S1) and character.