Acts 27:38:7Acts.27.38.W7TAB
ἐκβαλλόμενοι
ekballomenoi
“throwing out”
- Transliteration
- ek-bal-LO-me-noi
- Extended
- ehk-bahl-LOH-meh-noi
- IPA
- /ek.balˈlo.me.noi/
Meaning by language
- English
- throwing out
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ek-bal-LO-me-noi
- 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 present middle participle ekballomenoi {ἐκβαλλόμενοι | ek-bal-ló-me-noi} is circumstantial, showing manner (‘by throwing out’).
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 27:38:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 27:38, so the Greek word ἐκβαλλόμενοι (ekballomenoi) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.38.W7.S1) and character.