Acts 23:11:5Acts.23.11.W5TAB
ἐπιστὰς
epistas
“having stood by”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-STAS
- Extended
- eh-pih-STAS
- IPA
- /e.piˈstas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having stood by
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-STAS
- sentence
tê de e-pi-OU-sê nyk-TI e-pi-STAS au-TOI ho KY-ree-os EI-pen THAR-sei hôs gar di-e-mar-TY-rô ta pe-RI e-MOU eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM HOU-tô se DEI kai eis RHÔ-mên mar-ty-RÊ-sai
Exegesis
The aorist participle epistas {ἐπιστὰς | epistás} functions adverbially with the main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eîpen}, forming a circumstantial clause “having stood by, the Lord said,” emphasizing the Lord’s presence before speaking.
In context — Acts 23:11
But on the following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for just as you have solemnly testified about Me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 23:11, so the Greek word ἐπιστὰς (epistas) 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.23.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.11.W5.S1) and character.