Acts 28:2:18Acts.28.2.W18TAB
ὑετὸν
hyeton
“rain”
- Transliteration
- hy-e-TON
- Extended
- hü-eh-TOHN
- IPA
- /hy.eˈton/
Meaning by language
- English
- rain
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
hy-e-TON
- sentence
hoi te BAR-ba-roi pa-REI-khon ou tên ty-KHOU-san phi-lan-thrô-PEE-an hê-MEEN HAP-san-tes gar py-RAN pro-se-LA-bon-to PAN-tas hê-MAS di-A ton hy-e-TON ton e-phes-TÔ-ta KAI di-A to PSY-khos
Exegesis
The two prepositional phrases dia ton hueton ton ephestota kai dia to psuchos {διὰ τὸν ὑετὸν τὸν ἐφεστῶτα καὶ διὰ τὸ ψῦχος | di-Á ton hy-e-TÓN ton e-phe-STÔ-ta kai di-Á to PSÛ-khos} supply the reasons for this action: the rain, further characterized by the perfect participle ephestota “standing over, pressing upon,” and the cold. In English, the emphatic structure “not the ordinary kindness” is preserved to convey the contrast, and the participial and prepositional constructions are rendered with causal connectors (“for,” “because of”) to maintain the logical flow and highlight how harsh conditions elicited remarkable hospitality.
In context — Acts 28:2
The foreigners also showed us not the usual kindness , for after kindling a fire they welcomed us all because of the rain that was upon us and because of the cold.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 28:2, so the Greek word ὑετὸν (hyeton) 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.28.2.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.2.W18.S1) and character.