Acts 21:9:3Acts.21.9.W3TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- Ê-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- sentence
TOU-tōi de Ê-san thy-ga-TE-res TEs-sa-res par-THE-noi pro-phê-TEU-ou-sai
Exegesis
The imperfect active indicative êsan {ἦσαν | êsan} expresses existence (‘there were’).
Root and etymology
euthydromeōepsilon–upsilon–theta–upsilon–delta–rho–omicron–mu–epsilon–omega
“to run a straight course, sail directly”
In context — Acts 21:9
But to this man there were four daughters , virgins, who were prophesying .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 21:9, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.21.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.9.W3.S1) and character.