Acts 28:24:4Acts.28.24.W4TAB
ἐπείθοντο
epeithonto
“were being persuaded”
- Transliteration
- e-PEI-thon-to
- Extended
- eh-PEE-thohn-toh
- IPA
- /eˈpiː.tʰon.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- were being persuaded
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-PEI-thon-to
- sentence
KAI hoi MEN e-PEI-thon-to tois le-go-ME-nois hoi DE ê-PI-stoun
Exegesis
The verb epeithonto {ἐπείθοντο | e-PEI-thon-to} is an imperfect middle/passive indicative, portraying an ongoing process of being persuaded rather than a completed decision.
In context — Acts 28:24
And some indeed were being persuaded by the things being said, but others were disbelieving.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 28:24, so the Greek word ἐπείθοντο (epeithonto) 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.28.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.24.W4.S1) and character.