Acts 25:1:3Acts.25.1.W3TAB
ἐπιβὰς
epibas
“having arrived”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-BAS
- Extended
- eh-pih-BAHS
- IPA
- /e.piˈbas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having arrived
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-BAS
- sentence
PHÊS-tos OUN e-pi-BAS têi e-par-KHEI-a me-TA TREIS hê-ME-ras a-NE-bê eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma a-PO kai-sa-REI-as
Exegesis
The participial phrase epibas tē eparcheia {ἐπιβὰς τῇ ἐπαρχείᾳ | e-pi-bàs tē e-par-kheí-a} is adverbial and temporal, best understood as “after he had arrived in the province,” describing a completed action that sets the scene for the main event.
Root and etymology
epibainoepsilon–pi–iota–beta–alpha–iota–nu–omega
“to step upon, set foot on”
In context — Acts 25:1
Festus , therefore, when he had arrived in the province , after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 25:1, so the Greek word ἐπιβὰς (epibas) 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.25.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.1.W3.S1) and character.