Acts 28:27:12Acts.28.27.W12TAB
ἤκουσαν
êkousan
“they heard”
- Transliteration
- Ê-kou-san
- Extended
- ê-KOO-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.ku.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they heard
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-kou-san
- 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
A sequence of instrumental datives—first tois osin {τοῖς ὠσίν | toîs ōsín} “with their ears,” then tois ophthalmois {τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς | toîs ophthalmóis} “with their eyes”—highlights the sensory channels intended for receiving revelation, while baréōs ekousan {βαρέως ἤκουσαν | baréōs ḗkousan} depicts their hearing as laborious.
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 28:27:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 28:27, so the Greek word ἤκουσαν (êkousan) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.27.W12.S1) and character.