Acts 22:2:7Acts.22.2.W7TAB
προσεφώνει
prosephônei
“he was addressing”
- Transliteration
- pro-se-PHÔ-nei
- Extended
- proh-seh-PHOH-nee
- IPA
- /pro.seˈpʰɔː.nei/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was addressing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-se-PHÔ-nei
- 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 imperfect prosephōnei {προσεφώνει | prosephónei} “he was addressing” conveys ongoing, durative action, portraying Paul in the act of speaking when the crowd reacts.
Root and etymology
prosphoneōpi–rho–omicron–sigma–phi–omega–nu–epsilon–omega
“to call to, address”
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 22:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 22:2, so the Greek word προσεφώνει (prosephônei) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.2.W7.S1) and character.