Acts 23:18:11Acts.23.18.W11TAB
φησίν
phêsin
“he says”
- Transliteration
- phê-SIN
- Extended
- phay-SIHN
- IPA
- /pʰɛːˈsin/
Meaning by language
- English
- he says
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
phê-SIN
- sentence
ho men oun pa-ra-la-BON au-TON Ê-ga-gen pros ton khi-LI-ar-khon kai phê-SIN ho DES-mi-os PAU-los pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos me ê-RÔ-tê-sen TOU-ton ton ne-a-NI-an a-ga-GEIN pros SE E-khon-TA ti la-LÊ-SAI soi
Exegesis
The coordination kai phesin {καὶ φησίν | kaí phē-sín} employs the historical present ‘he says’ to introduce vivid direct speech following the narrative aorists.
In context — Acts 23:18
So then, the one who had taken him brought him to the tribune and said, “Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 23:18, so the Greek word φησίν (phêsin) 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.23.18.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.18.W11.S1) and character.