Acts 28:24:9Acts.28.24.W9TAB
ἠπίστουν.
êpistoun
“were disbelieving”
- Transliteration
- ê-PI-stoun
- Extended
- ê-PIH-stoo(n)
- IPA
- /ɛːˈpis.tuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- were disbelieving
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ê-PI-stoun
- sentence
KAI hoi MEN e-PEI-thon-to tois le-go-ME-nois hoi DE ê-PI-stoun
Exegesis
The verb epistoun {ἠπίστουν | e-PI-stoun} is imperfect active, conveying continuous or repeated disbelief rather than a momentary doubt. Syntactically, the men…de construction balances the two groups and highlights the division in response to the same message, while the parallel imperfect verbs underscore ongoing, characteristic reactions. In translation, the substantival articles are rendered as “some” and “others,” and the imperfect aspect is brought out with “were being persuaded / were disbelieving” in the more literal rendering, and with “were convinced / refused to believe” in the dynamic rendering to express the sustained nature of their responses.
In context — Acts 28:24
And some indeed were being persuaded by the things being said, but others were disbelieving.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 28:24, so the Greek word ἠπίστουν. (êpistoun) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.24.W9.S1) and character.