Acts 27:28:5Acts.27.28.W5TAB
εἴκοσι
eikosi
“twenty”
- Transliteration
- EI-ko-si
- Extended
- ay-koh-see
- IPA
- /ˈei.ko.si/
Meaning by language
- English
- twenty
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
EI-ko-si
- sentence
KAI bo-LI-san-tes HEU-ron or-gy-YAS EI-ko-si bra-KHY de di-a-STÊ-san-tes KAI PA-lin bo-LI-san-tes HEU-ron or-gy-YAS de-ka-PEN-te
Exegesis
The noun orgyias {ὀργυιὰς | or-gyi-às} ’fathoms’ is quantified by eikosi {εἴκοσι | eí-ko-si} ’twenty’ and later by dekapente {δεκαπέντε | de-ka-pén-te} ’fifteen’, indicating decreasing water depth.
In context — Acts 27:28
They took a sounding and found twenty fathoms; then after advancing a little farther , they sounded again and found fifteen fathoms .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 27:28, so the Greek word εἴκοσι (eikosi) 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.27.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.28.W5.S1) and character.