Acts 27:2:1Acts.27.2.W1TAB
ἐπιβάντες
epibantes
“having embarked”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-BAN-tes
- Extended
- eh-pih-BAHN-tehs
- IPA
- /e.piˈban.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having embarked
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| 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
e-pi-BAN-tes
- sentence
e-pi-BAN-tes de PLOI-ō a-dra-my-ttê-NŌ MEL-lon-ti PLEIN eis tous ka-TA tēn a-SI-an TO-pous a-NÊKH-thē-men ON-tos syn hê-MIN a-ri-STAR-khou ma-ke-DO-nos thes-sa-lo-ni-KE-ōs
Exegesis
The verse begins with the circumstantial participle epibantes {ἐπιβάντες | epibántes} ‘having boarded’, which sets the scene for the subsequent action.
In context — Acts 27:2
We boarded an Adramyttian ship bound for the regions along Asia, and we set sail with Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 27:2, so the Greek word ἐπιβάντες (epibantes) 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.27.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.2.W1.S1) and character.