Acts 27:40:5Acts.27.40.W5TAB
εἴων
eiōn
“they were letting”
- Transliteration
- EI-ōn
- Extended
- EI-ohn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were letting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-ōn
- sentence
KAI tas AN-ky-ras pe-ri-e-LON-tes EI-ōn eis tēn THA-las-san HA-ma a-NEN-tes tas dzeuk-tē-RI-as tōn pē-da-LI-ōn KAI e-PA-ran-tes ton ar-TE-mo-na tēi pneu-OU-sēi ka-TEI-khon eis ton ai-gi-a-LON
Exegesis
The participle perielontes {περιελόντες | peri-elón-tes} ‘having removed’ precedes the imperfect eiōn {εἴων | eí-ōn} ‘they were letting go’, forming a circumstantial participial clause that describes the initial act of releasing the anchors.
In context — Acts 27:40
After cutting away the anchors , they left them in the sea; at the same time, having loosened the rudder fastenings and hoisted the foresail to the blowing wind, they made for the beach .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:40:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 27:40, so the Greek word εἴων (eiōn) 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.27.40.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.40.W5.S1) and character.