Acts 27:4:2Acts.27.4.W2TAB
ἀναχθέντες
anakhthehntes
“having put out to sea”
- Transliteration
- a-nakh-THEHN-tes
- Extended
- ah-nahkh-THEHN-tehs
- IPA
- /a.nakʰˈtʰen.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having put out to sea
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-nakh-THEHN-tes
- sentence
ka-KEI-then a-nakh-THEHN-tes hy-pe-PLEU-sa-men tên KY-pron di-A to tous a-NE-mous EI-nai e-nan-TI-ous
Exegesis
The aorist passive participle anachthentes {ἀναχθέντες | anachthéntes} ‘having set sail’ provides temporal background before the main verb.
Root and etymology
anagoalpha–nu–alpha–gamma–omega
“to lead up, to put to sea”
In context — Acts 27:4
From there we set sail, keeping close under Cyprus, because the winds were against us.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 27:4, so the Greek word ἀναχθέντες (anakhthehntes) 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.27.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.4.W2.S1) and character.