Acts 26:16:21Acts.26.16.W21TAB
εἶδές
eides
“you saw”
- Transliteration
- EI-des
- Extended
- EE-dɛhs
- IPA
- /iːˈdes/
Meaning by language
- English
- you saw
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
EI-des
- sentence
al-LA a-NAS-tê-thi KAI STÊE-thi e-PI tous PO-das sou eis TOU-to gar O-phthên soi pro-kheir-EE-sas-thai se hy-pê-RET-ên KAI MAR-ty-ra hôn te EI-des me hôn te oph-THÊE-so-mai soi
Exegesis
The genitive relative clauses hôn te eides me te hôn te ophthēsomai soi {ὧν τε εἶδές με τε ὧν τε ὀφθήσομαί σοι | hôn te eîdes me te hôn te ophthḗsomai soi} ‘of which both you saw me and of which both I will appear to you’ balance past and future revelations, highlighting the continuity of Christ’s disclosure.
In context — Acts 26:16
But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you as a servant and a witness both of the things you have seen of Me and of the things in which I will appear to you.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:16:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 26:16, so the Greek word εἶδές (eides) 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.26.16.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.16.W21.S1) and character.