Acts 27:26:7Acts.27.26.W7TAB
ἐκπεσεῖν
ekpesein
“to run aground”
- Transliteration
- ek-pe-SEIN
- Extended
- ehk-peh-SEIN
- IPA
- /ek.peˈseːin/
Meaning by language
- English
- to run aground
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-pe-SEIN
- sentence
eis NÊ-son de TI-na dei hê-MAS ek-pe-SEIN
Exegesis
The accusative pronoun hēmas {ἡμᾶς | hē-mâs} ‘us’ functions as the subject of the infinitive ekpesein {ἐκπεσεῖν | ek-pe-seîn} ‘to run aground,’ a term denoting striking land. Syntactically, dei with accusative plus infinitive yields an impersonal necessity ‘it is necessary for us to run aground.’ The formal translation retains this structure, while the dynamic uses an idiomatic ‘we must be shipwrecked’ to convey both necessity and the violent nature of grounding.
Root and etymology
ekpiptōepsilon–kappa–pi–iota–pi–tau–omega
“to fall out, run aground”
In context — Acts 27:26
Nevertheless, it is necessary for us to run aground on a certain island .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:26:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 27:26, so the Greek word ἐκπεσεῖν (ekpesein) 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.27.26.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.26.W7.S1) and character.