Acts 25:22:13Acts.25.22.W13TAB
φησίν
phêsin
“he says”
- Transliteration
- phê-SIN
- Extended
- phê-SIHN
- IPA
- /pʰɛːˈsin/
Meaning by language
- English
- he says
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | 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
- word
phê-SIN
- sentence
a-GRI-pas de pros ton PHÊS-ton e-bou-LO-mên kai au-TOS tou an-THRÔ-pou a-KOU-sai AU-ri-on phê-SIN a-KOU-sêi au-TOU
Exegesis
Phesin {φησίν | phē-sín} is a historical present introducing Festus’s response within the narrative flow.
In context — Acts 25:22
Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I myself was wishing to hear the man also.” And he said, “Tomorrow you will hear him.”
About this coordinate
Acts 25:22:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 25:22, so the Greek word φησίν (phêsin) 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.25.22.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.22.W13.S1) and character.