Acts 22:6:11Acts.22.6.W11TAB
ἐξαίφνης
eksaiphnēs
“suddenly”
- Transliteration
- ek-SAIPH-nēs
- Extended
- ehk-saiPH-nays
- IPA
- /ekˈsai̯.pʰnɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- suddenly
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ek-SAIPH-nēs
- sentence
e-GE-ne-to DE moi po-reu-o-ME-nō KAI en-GI-zon-ti tê da-mas-KÔ pe-RI me-sēm-BRI-an ek-SAIPH-nēs ek tou ou-ra-NOU pe-ri-a-STRAP-sai PHŌS hi-ka-NON pe-RI e-ME
Exegesis
The adverb exaíphnēs {ἐξαίφνης | exaíphnēs} “suddenly” introduces a sharp contrast between ordinary travel and extraordinary intervention.
In context — Acts 22:6
But it happened to me, as I was traveling and drawing near to Damascus about noon, that suddenly from heaven a great light flashed around me.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 22:6, so the Greek word ἐξαίφνης (eksaiphnēs) 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.22.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.6.W11.S1) and character.