Acts 28:5:4Acts.28.5.W4TAB
ἀποτινάξας
apotinaksas
“having shaken off”
- Transliteration
- a-po-ti-NA-ksas
- Extended
- ah-poh-tih-NAH-khsahs
- IPA
- /a.po.tiˈnak.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having shaken off
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-ti-NA-ksas
- sentence
ho men oun a-po-ti-NA-ksas to thê-REE-on eis to pyr E-pa-then ou-DEN ka-KON
Exegesis
The participial form apotinaxas {ἀποτινάξας | apotináxas} precedes the main verb and functions temporally, indicating an action completed prior to the finite verb: “after having shaken off.”
Root and etymology
apotinassoalpha–pi–omicron–tau–iota–nu–alpha–sigma–sigma–omega
“to shake off completely”
In context — Acts 28:5
So then, after he shook the creature into the fire, he suffered no harm .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 28:5, so the Greek word ἀποτινάξας (apotinaksas) 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.28.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.5.W4.S1) and character.