Acts 25:17:8Acts.25.17.W8TAB
ἑξῆς
heksês
“next”
- Transliteration
- hek-SÊS
- Extended
- hehk-SAYS
- IPA
- /hekˈsɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- next
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hek-SÊS
- sentence
sy-nel-THON-tôn OON en-THA-de a-na-bo-LÊN mê-de-MI-an poi-ê-SA-me-nos têi hek-SÊS ka-THI-sas e-PI tou BÊ-ma-tos e-KE-leu-sa akh-THÊ-nai ton AN-dra
Exegesis
The temporal specification tē hexēs {τῇ ἑξῆς | tē hexês} is an idiomatic dative expression meaning ‘on the next (day)’, further defining the timeframe.
In context — Acts 25:17
Therefore, when they had come together here, without making any delay , on the next day, having taken my seat upon the tribunal , I commanded the man to be brought.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 25:17, so the Greek word ἑξῆς (heksês) 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.25.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.17.W8.S1) and character.