Acts 26:6:3Acts.26.6.W3TAB
ἐπʼ
ep
“on”
- Transliteration
- ep
- Extended
- ehp
- IPA
- /ep/
Meaning by language
- English
- on
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet |
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Word in context
- word
ep
- sentence
KAI NYN ep el-PI-di tês eis tous pa-TE-ras hê-MON e-paŋ-ge-LEE-as ge-no-ME-nês hy-PO tou the-OU HE-stê-ka kri-NO-me-nos
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ep' elpidi {ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι | ep' elpídi} literally “upon hope” uses epi with the dative to indicate the ground or basis of his situation: his stance rests on hope.
Root and etymology
epangel-epsilon–pi–alpha–gamma–gamma–epsilon–lambda
“promise, announcement”
In context — Acts 26:6
And now I stand being judged for the hope of the promise that was made by God to our fathers .
About this coordinate
Acts 26:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 26:6, so the Greek word ἐπʼ (ep) 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.26.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.6.W3.S1) and character.