Acts 28:27:1Acts.28.27.W1TAB
Ἐπαχύνθη
epakhynthê
“was thickened”
- Transliteration
- e-pa-KHYN-thê
- Extended
- eh-pah-KHYN-thê
- IPA
- /e.paˈkʰy.n.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was thickened
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-pa-KHYN-thê
- sentence
e-pa-KHYN-thê gar hê kar-DI-a tou la-OU TOU-tou kai tois ô-SIN ba-RE-ôs Ê-kou-san kai tous oph-thal-MOUS au-TÔN e-KAM-my-san MÊ-po-te I-DÔ-sin tois oph-thal-MOIS kai tois ô-SIN a-KOU-sô-sin kai tê kar-DI-a sy-NÔ-sin kai e-pi-STRE-psô-sin kai i-A-so-mai au-TOUS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the passive indicative epachynthe {Ἐπαχύνθη | Epachýnthē} linked to the subject phrase hē kardia tou laou toutou {ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου | hē kardía tou laoû toútou}, portraying this people’s inner life as having been thickened or rendered insensitive.
In context — Acts 28:27
For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they have heard with difficulty, and they have closed their eyes ; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 28:27, so the Greek word Ἐπαχύνθη (epakhynthê) 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.28.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.27.W1.S1) and character.