Acts 23:27:21Acts.23.27.W21TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“he is”
- Transliteration
- es-TIN
- Extended
- ehs-TIHN
- IPA
- /esˈtin/
Meaning by language
- English
- he is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
es-TIN
- sentence
ton AN-dra TOU-ton syl-lêm-PHEN-ta hy-PO tôn i-ou-dai-ON kai MEL-lon-ta a-nai-REIS-thai hyp au-TÔN e-pi-STAS syn tôi stra-TEU-ma-ti ek-sei-LA-mên ma-THÔN HO-ti rhô-mai-OS es-TIN
Exegesis
The final participial clause mathōn hoti Rhōmaios estin {μαθὼν ὅτι Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν | mathṓn hóti Rhōmaíos estin} supplies the reason for the rescue, with Rhōmaios functioning as a substantive meaning “Roman citizen,” granting him legal protection.
In context — Acts 23:27
This man, having been seized by the Jews and being about to be killed by them, I came with the army and rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman citizen .
About this coordinate
Acts 23:27:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 23:27, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.23.27.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.27.W21.S1) and character.