Acts 25:2:1Acts.25.2.W1TAB
ἐνεφάνισάν
enephanisan
“they informed”
- Transliteration
- e-ne-PHA-ni-san
- Extended
- eh-neh-PHAH-nih-sahn
- IPA
- /e.neˈpʰa.ni.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they informed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-ne-PHA-ni-san
- sentence
e-ne-PHA-ni-san te au-TOI hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi PRO-toi tôn i-ou-dai-ÔN ka-TA tou PAU-lou KAI pa-re-KA-loun au-TON
Exegesis
The clause opens with the aorist verb enephanisan {ἐνεφάνισάν | enephánisan} ‘they made known, reported,’ presenting the leaders’ action as a completed event of bringing information before the governor.
Root and etymology
emphanizōepsilon–mu–phi–alpha–nu–iota–zeta–omega
“to make visible, reveal, show”
In context — Acts 25:2
The chief priests and the leading men of the Jews made accusations to him against Paul, and they were urging him .
About this coordinate
Acts 25:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 25:2, so the Greek word ἐνεφάνισάν (enephanisan) 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.25.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.2.W1.S1) and character.