Acts 23:32:6Acts.23.32.W6TAB
ἱππεῖς
hippeis
“horsemen”
- Transliteration
- hip-PEIS
- Extended
- hihp-PEIS
- IPA
- /hipˈpeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- horsemen
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hip-PEIS
- sentence
tê de e-PAU-ri-on e-A-san-tes tous hip-PEIS a-PER-khe-sthai syn au-TÔ hy-PE-stre-psan eis tên pa-rem-bo-LÊN
Exegesis
The direct object tous ippeis {τοὺς ἱππεῖς | toús hippeîs} “the horsemen” stands before the infinitive for clarity and mild emphasis on the escort unit being released.
Root and etymology
Rootiota–pi–pi–omicron–sigma
“horse”
In context — Acts 23:32
But on the next day , having allowed the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the camp .
About this coordinate
Acts 23:32:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 23:32, so the Greek word ἱππεῖς (hippeis) 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.23.32.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.32.W6.S1) and character.