Acts 22:2:13Acts.22.2.W13TAB
φησίν
phêsin
“he says”
- Transliteration
- phê-SIN
- Extended
- phê-SEEN
- IPA
- /pʰɛːˈsin/
Meaning by language
- English
- he says
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
phê-SIN
- sentence
a-KOU-san-tes de HO-ti tê he-bra-I-di di-a-LEK-tô pro-se-PHÔ-nei au-TOIS MAL-lon pa-RES-khon hê-sy-KHÊ-an kai phê-SIN
Exegesis
The clause concludes with kai phesin {καὶ φησίν | kaí phēsín} “and he says,” a historical present that resumes the narrative and introduces the next segment of direct speech. In translation, the participial construction is rendered as a temporal clause (“when they heard”) to preserve the sequencing, and the historical present “he says” is retained or slightly smoothed (“he says” / “he went on to say”) to reflect its vivid narrative function.
In context — Acts 22:2
But when they heard that he was addressing them in Hebrew language, they became even more silent, and he says:
About this coordinate
Acts 22:2:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 22:2, so the Greek word φησίν (phêsin) 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.22.2.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.2.W13.S1) and character.