Acts 22:11:16Acts.22.11.W16TAB
ἦλθον
êlthon
“I came”
- Transliteration
- ÊL-thon
- Extended
- êl-thohn
- IPA
- /ˈɛːl.tʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- I came
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊL-thon
- sentence
hôs de ouk e-NE-ble-pon a-PO tês DO-ksēs tou phō-TOS e-KEI-nou khei-ra-gō-GOU-me-nos hy-PO tôn sy-NON-tōn moi ÊL-thon eis da-mas-KON
Exegesis
The main finite verb elthon {ἦλθον | ḗlthon} with the prepositional complement eis Damaskon {εἰς Δαμασκόν | eis Damaskón} forms the core assertion, “I came into Damascus.” English renderings maintain the temporal subordination of the opening clause, the causal force of apo, and the circumstantial nuance of the participle by using a passive construction (“being led” / “was guided”) that preserves the dependence and loss of autonomy conveyed in the Greek narrative.
In context — Acts 22:11
But as I could not see because of the glory of that light , being led by the hand by those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:11:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 22:11, so the Greek word ἦλθον (êlthon) 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.22.11.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.11.W16.S1) and character.