Acts 23:19:12Acts.23.19.W12TAB
ἐπυνθάνετο
epynthaneto
“was asking”
- Transliteration
- e-pyn-THA-ne-to
- Extended
- eh-pyn-THAH-neh-toh
- IPA
- /e.pynˈtʰa.ne.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- was asking
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pyn-THA-ne-to
- sentence
e-pi-la-BO-me-nos de tês khei-ROS au-TOU ho khi-LI-ar-khos kai a-na-khô-RÊE-sas kat i-DEE-an e-pyn-THA-ne-to TEE es-TIN ho E-kheis a-pan-GEI-LAI moi
Exegesis
The imperfect middle epunthaneto {ἐπυνθάνετο | epuntháneto} functions as the main finite verb, with its imperfect aspect portraying the inquiring as a process, possibly gentle or exploratory.
In context — Acts 23:19
Then the commander took him by the hand and, after withdrawing privately, began to ask, “What is it that you have to declare to me?”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 23:19, so the Greek word ἐπυνθάνετο (epynthaneto) 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.23.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.19.W12.S1) and character.