Acts 28:12:2Acts.28.12.W2TAB
καταχθέντες
katakhthentes
“having put in”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-KHTHEN-tes
- Extended
- kah-tah-KHthEN-tehs
- IPA
- /ka.taˈkʰtʰen.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having put in
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| 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
ka-ta-KHTHEN-tes
- sentence
kai ka-ta-KHTHEN-tes eis sy-ra-KOU-sas e-pe-MEI-na-men hê-ME-ras TREIS
Exegesis
The aorist passive participle katachthentes {καταχθέντες | ka-ta-khthén-tes} functions as a temporal participle, creating a subordinate clause that is logically rendered “when we had landed,” presenting the landing as completed prior to the main action.
Root and etymology
katagokappa–alpha–tau–alpha–gamma–omega
“to bring down, to put in (of a ship)”
In context — Acts 28:12
And when we had landed at Syracuse , we stayed there for three days .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 28:12, so the Greek word καταχθέντες (katakhthentes) 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.28.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.12.W2.S1) and character.