Acts 24:11:7Acts.24.11.W7TAB
εἰσίν
eisin
“are”
- Transliteration
- ei-SIN
- Extended
- eh-ee-SIN
- IPA
- /eiˈsin/
Meaning by language
- English
- are
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | 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
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ei-SIN
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HO-ti ou PLEI-ous ei-SIN moi hê-ME-rai DO-de-ka aph HÊS a-NE-bên pro-sky-NÊ-sōn eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM
- sentence
dy-na-ME-nou sou e-pi-GNO-nai HO-ti ou PLEI-ous ei-SIN moi hê-ME-rai DO-de-ka aph HÊS a-NE-bên pro-sky-NÊ-sōn eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM
Exegesis
The existential verb eisin {εἰσίν | ei-sín} asserts the temporal fact, and the dative moi {μοι | moi} indicates reference “for me.”
In context — Acts 24:11
You are able to ascertain that only twelve days have elapsed since I ascended to Jerusalem to worship .
About this coordinate
Acts 24:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 24:11, so the Greek word εἰσίν (eisin) 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.24.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.11.W7.S1) and character.