Acts 22:28:15Acts.22.28.W15TAB

ἔφη

ephê

said

Transliteration
E-phê
Extended
EH-phê
IPA
/ˈe.pʰɛː/

Meaning by language

English
said

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Result
ἔ + φη
e + phê
ephê

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Phiph — as in phone (f)
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    E-phê

  2. sentence

    a-pe-KRI-thê de ho khi-LEE-ar-khos e-GÔ pol-LOU ke-pha-LAI-ou tên po-li-TEI-an TAU-tên ek-tê-SA-mên ho de PAU-los E-phê e-GÔ de KAI ge-GEN-nê-mai

Exegesis

The text then shifts at ho de paûlos éphē {ὁ δὲ Παῦλος ἔφη | ho de paû-los é-phē}, where de signals a reply.

In contextActs 22:28

The commander answered, “I obtained this citizenship with a large payment.” But Paul said, “But I also was born a citizen.”

About this coordinate

Acts 22:28:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 22:28, so the Greek word ἔφη (ephê) 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.22.28.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.28.W15.S1) and character.