Acts 27:20:7Acts.27.20.W7TAB
ἐπὶ
epee
“for”
- Transliteration
- e-PEE
- Extended
- eh-PEE
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PEE
- sentence
MEE-te de hê-LEE-ou MEE-te AS-trôn e-pi-phai-NON-tôn e-PEE PLEI-o-nas hê-ME-ras khei-mô-NOS te ouk o-LEE-gou e-pi-kei-ME-nou loi-PON pe-ri-ê-REI-to el-PEES PA-sa tou SÔI-dze-sthai hê-MAS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi pleíōnas hēmeras {ἐπὶ πλείονας ἡμέρας | e-pí plé-o-nas hē-mé-ras} indicates duration “for many days,” heightening the narrative tension.
Root and etymology
bainobeta–alpha–iota–nu–omega
“to step, walk”
In context — Acts 27:20
For many days neither sun nor stars appeared, and no small storm pressed upon us; in the end all hope that we would be saved was taken away.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 27:20, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epee) 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.27.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.20.W7.S1) and character.