Acts 27:1:3Acts.27.1.W3TAB
ἐκρίθη
ekrithê
“it was decided”
- Transliteration
- e-KRI-thê
- Extended
- eh-KRI-thê
- IPA
- /eˈkri.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it was decided
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-KRI-thê
- sentence
HÔS de e-KRI-thê tou a-po-PLEIN hê-MAS eis tên i-ta-LI-an pa-re-DI-doun ton te PAU-lon KAI TI-nas he-TE-rous des-MÔ-tas he-ka-ton-TAR-khêi o-NO-ma-ti i-ou-LI-ōi SPEI-rês se-bas-TÊS
Exegesis
The impersonal passive ekrithē {ἐκρίθη | ek-rí-thē} introduces a decision, governing the genitive articular infinitive tou apoplein {τοῦ ἀποπλεῖν | toû a-po-plēîn} “that we should sail away,” with hēmas {ἡμᾶς | hḗ-mâs} as its object.
Root and etymology
krinōkappa–rho–iota–nu–omega
“to judge, decide”
In context — Acts 27:1
After it had been decided that we were to sail to Italy, they handed Paul and some other prisoners over to a centurion named Julius of the Augustan Cohort .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 27:1, so the Greek word ἐκρίθη (ekrithê) 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.27.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.1.W3.S1) and character.