Acts 24:7:9Acts.24.7.W9TAB

ἐκ

ek

out of

Transliteration
ek
Extended
ehk
IPA
/ek/

Meaning by language

English
out of

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Kappak — as in kite

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Word in context

  1. word

    ek

  2. sentence

    pa-rel-THÔN de ly-SI-as ho khi-li-AR-khos me-TA pol-LÊS BI-as ek tôn khei-RÔN hê-MON a-PÊ-ga-gen

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase meta polles bias {μετὰ πολλῆς βίας | me-tá pol-lê:s bí-as} “with great violence” intensifies the action, while the genitive phrase ek tōn kheirōn hēmōn {ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν | ek tôn khei-rô:n hē-mô:n} “from our hands” marks the transfer of custody.

Root and etymology

hekatontarchēseta–kappa–alpha–tau–omicron–nu–tau–alpha–rho–chi–eta–sigma

commander of a hundred, centurion

In contextActs 24:7

But Lysias the commander came on the scene and, with much violence , took him away from our hands.

About this coordinate

Acts 24:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 24:7, so the Greek word ἐκ (ek) 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.24.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.7.W9.S1) and character.