Acts 27:32:12Acts.27.32.W12TAB
ἐκπεσεῖν
ekpesein
“to fall away”
- Transliteration
- ek-pe-SEIN
- Extended
- ehk-peh-SEIN
- IPA
- /ek.peˈsiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to fall away
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
TO-te a-PE-kop-san hoi stra-ti-O-tai ta skhoi-NI-a tês SKA-phês KAI EI-a-san au-TÊN ek-pe-SEIN
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ links the second aorist eiasan {εἴασαν | e-í-a-san} ‘they allowed’ with the infinitive ekpesein {ἐκπεσεῖν | ek-pe-seîn} ‘to drift away,’ expressing the permitted outcome. English uses past tense verbs (“cut off,” “let”) for narrative flow and renders the genitive as either “of the boat” or “boat’s ropes” to convey ownership.
Root and etymology
ekpiptōepsilon–kappa–pi–iota–pi–tau–omega
“to fall out, run aground”
In context — Acts 27:32
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let it drift away.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:32:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 27:32, 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.27.32.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.32.W12.S1) and character.