Acts 27:43:15Acts.27.43.W15TAB
δυναμένους
dynamenous
“being able”
- Transliteration
- dy-na-ME-nous
- Extended
- dyoo-nah-MEH-noos
- IPA
- /dy.naˈme.nus/
Meaning by language
- English
- being able
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
dy-na-ME-nous
- sentence
ho DE he-ka-ton-TAR-khēs bou-LO-me-nos di-a-SÔ-sai ton PAU-lon e-KÔ-ly-sen au-TOUS tou bou-LÊ-ma-tos e-KE-leu-SEN te tous dy-na-ME-nous ko-lym-BÂN a-po-RI-psan-tas PRÔ-tous e-PI tēn gēn ek-si-E-nai
Exegesis
The subsequent verb ekeleusen {ἐκέλευσέν | ekeleusén} “ordered” introduces the participial-infinite construction tous dunamenous kolymban {τοὺς δυναμένους κολυμβᾶν | toús dunaménous kolymbân}, characterizing those with the ability to swim, followed by the aorist participle aporipsantas protous {ἀπορίψαντας πρώτους | aporípsantas prṓtous} for the initial action, and the infinitive exienai {ἐξιέναι | exiénai} to express resultant movement, completed by the goal phrase epi ten gen {ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν | epì tḕn gēn}. The translation renders the Greek sequence of motive, prevention, command, and action in coherent English clauses.
In context — Acts 27:43
But the centurion , intent on rescuing Paul, stopped their plan and ordered those able to swim to cast themselves into the water first and reach the shore .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:43:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 27:43, so the Greek word δυναμένους (dynamenous) 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.27.43.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.43.W15.S1) and character.