Acts 27:13:1Acts.27.13.W1TAB
Ὑποπνεύσαντος
hypopneusantos
“having blown gently”
- Transliteration
- hy-po-pneu-SAN-tos
- Extended
- hyh-poh-pneh-oo-SAHN-tohs
- IPA
- /hy.po.pneuˈsan.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- having blown gently
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hy-po-pneu-SAN-tos
- sentence
hy-po-pneu-SAN-tos de NO-tou DOX-an-tes tês pro-THE-se-ōs ke-kra-tê-KE-nai A-ran-tes AS-son pa-re-LE-gon-to tēn KRÊ-tēn
Exegesis
The verse opens with the genitive absolute hypopneusantos notou {Ὑποπνεύσαντος νότου | hypopnéusantos nótou} ‘when the south wind began to blow gently,’ setting a temporal frame for the narrative.
In context — Acts 27:13
When the south wind began to blow gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose , they weighed anchor and sailed along close to Crete .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 27:13, so the Greek word Ὑποπνεύσαντος (hypopneusantos) 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.27.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.13.W1.S1) and character.