Acts 22:6:12Acts.22.6.W12TAB

ἐκ

ek

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Transliteration
ek
Extended
ehk
IPA
/ek/

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Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Kappak — as in kite

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  1. word

    ek

  2. 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 prepositional phrase ek tou ouranou {ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ | ek tou ouranoû} functions as a source phrase, marking the origin of the event as “from heaven.”

Root and etymology

histēmieta–iota–sigma–tau–eta–mu–iota

to cause to stand, to set apart

In contextActs 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 22:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 22:6, so the Greek word ἐκ (ek) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.6.W12.S1) and character.