Acts 27:33:20Acts.27.33.W20TAB
μηθὲν
mêthen
“nothing”
- Transliteration
- mê-THEN
- Extended
- MÊH-thehn
- IPA
- /mɛːˈtʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- nothing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
mê-THEN
- sentence
A-khri DE hou hê-ME-ra Ê-me-llen GI-neS-thai pa-re-KA-lei ho PAU-los HA-pan-tas me-ta-la-BEIN tro-PHÊS LE-gōn teS-sa-res-kai-de-KA-tên SÊ-me-ron hê-ME-ran pros-do-KÔN-tes A-si-toi di-a-te-LEI-te mê-THEN pros-la-BO-me-noi
Exegesis
Finally, mēthén proslabómenoi {μηθὲν προσλαβόμενοι | mēthén proslabómenoi} adds an explanatory nuance, highlighting that nothing has been taken. Translationally, the temporal clauses are expressed with fresh English idioms for impending dawn, the imperfect is rendered with past tenses to preserve durative aspect, and participles are unfolded into finite verbs for clarity and flow while retaining aspectual force.
In context — Acts 27:33
As the new day was on the verge of dawning, Paul urged them all to eat , saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have endured suspense and gone without food, taking nothing.”
About this coordinate
Acts 27:33:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 27:33, so the Greek word μηθὲν (mêthen) 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.27.33.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.33.W20.S1) and character.