Acts 27:38:4Acts.27.38.W4TAB
ἐκούφιζον
ekouphizon
“they were lightening”
- Transliteration
- e-KOU-phi-zon
- Extended
- eh-KOU-pʰih-zohn
- IPA
- /eˈkuː.pʰi.zon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were lightening
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-KOU-phi-zon
- sentence
ko-re-STHEN-tes de tro-PHÊS e-KOU-phi-zon to PLOI-on ek-bal-LO-me-noi ton SI-ton eis tên THA-las-san
Exegesis
The imperfect active indicative ekouphizon {ἐκούφιζον | e-koú-phi-zon} conveys the ongoing action of lightening the vessel.
In context — Acts 27:38
And when they had been satisfied with food, they began to lighten the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 27:38, so the Greek word ἐκούφιζον (ekouphizon) 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.27.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.38.W4.S1) and character.