Acts 27:41:1Acts.27.41.W1TAB
περιπεσόντες
peripesontes
“having fallen into”
- Transliteration
- pe-ri-pe-SON-tes
- Extended
- peh-rih-peh-SON-tehs
- IPA
- /pe.ri.peˈson.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having fallen into
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (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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Word in context
- word
pe-ri-pe-SON-tes
- sentence
pe-ri-pe-SON-tes de eis TO-pon di-THA-las-son e-PE-kei-lan tên NAUN kai hê men PROI-ra e-REI-sa-sa E-mei-nen a-SA-leu-tos hê de PRYM-na e-LY-e-to hy-PO tês BI-as
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist participle peripesontes {περιπεσόντες | peripesóntes} ‘having fallen into,’ establishing a temporal circumstance that sets the stage for the ship’s peril.
In context — Acts 27:41
But after falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the force .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:41:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 27:41, so the Greek word περιπεσόντες (peripesontes) 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.27.41.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.41.W1.S1) and character.