Acts 27:13:4Acts.27.13.W4TAB
δόξαντες
doxantes
“supposing”
- Transliteration
- DOX-an-tes
- Extended
- DOHKS-ahhn-tehs
- IPA
- /ˈdok.san.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- supposing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
DOX-an-tes
- 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 participle doxantes {δόξαντες | dóxantes} ‘supposing’ with the perfect infinitive kekratekenai {κεκρατηκέναι | kekratēkénai} ‘to have obtained’ indicates the crew’s prior assumption of success.
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 27:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 27:13, so the Greek word δόξαντες (doxantes) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.13.W4.S1) and character.