Acts 28:30:9Acts.28.30.W9TAB
ἀπεδέχετο
apedekheto
“was welcoming”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-DE-khe-to
- Extended
- ah-peh-DEH-kheh-toh
- IPA
- /a.peˈde.kʰe.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- was welcoming
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
a-pe-DE-khe-to
- sentence
e-NE-mei-nen de di-e-TEE-an HO-lên en i-DEE-ō mis-THŌ-ma-ti kai a-pe-DE-khe-to PAN-tas tous eis-po-reu-o-ME-nous pros au-TON
Exegesis
A second verbal idea is introduced with the imperfect middle apedexeto {ἀπεδέχετο | a-pe-dé-khe-to}, whose aspect portrays repeated or ongoing welcoming activity throughout that time.
In context — Acts 28:30
And he stayed for two whole years in his own rented house , and was receiving all who came to him.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:30:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 28:30, so the Greek word ἀπεδέχετο (apedekheto) 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.28.30.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.30.W9.S1) and character.