Acts 27:17:4Acts.27.17.W4TAB
ἐχρῶντο
ekhrônto
“they were using”
- Transliteration
- e-KHRÔN-to
- Extended
- eh-KHRÔHN-toh
- IPA
- /eˈkʰrɔːn.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were using
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
e-KHRÔN-to
- sentence
hên A-ran-tes bo-ÊE-the-ai(s) e-KHRÔN-to hy-po-zōn-NYN-tes to PLOI-on pho-bou-ME-noi te mê eis tên SYR-tin ek-PE-sō-sin kha-LA-san-tes to SKEU-os HOU-tōs e-PHE-ron-to
Exegesis
The dative plural boetheiais {βοηθείαις | boētheíais} combines with the imperfect ekhronto {ἐχρῶντο | ekhrônto} “they were using” to express instrumental means.
In context — Acts 27:17
Having hoisted the boat, they applied supports beneath the hull to undergird the vessel; and, fearing they might run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear , and so they were driven along.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 27:17, so the Greek word ἐχρῶντο (ekhrônto) 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.27.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.17.W4.S1) and character.