Acts 3:4:1Acts.3.4.W1TAB
ἀτενίσας
ateneesas
“having fixed {his gaze}”
- Transliteration
- a-te-NEE-sas
- Extended
- ah-teh-NEE-sahs
- IPA
- /a.teˈni.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having fixed {his gaze}
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| 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-te-NEE-sas
- sentence
a-te-NEE-sas de PE-tros eis au-TON syn tō i-ō-AN-nē EI-pen BLEP-son eis hê-MAS
Exegesis
The verse begins with the circumstantial participle atenisas {ἀτενίσας | atenísas} ‘having fixed his gaze’, which precedes the main verb and sets up the manner in which Peter engages the man before speaking; it functions temporally and modally, describing a deliberate, concentrated act of looking.
Root and etymology
atenizōalpha–tau–epsilon–nu–iota–zeta–omega
“to look intently, fix the eyes on”
In context — Acts 3:4
But Peter, having fixed his gaze on him together with John, said, “Look at us .”
About this coordinate
Acts 3:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 3:4, so the Greek word ἀτενίσας (ateneesas) 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.3.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.3.4.W1.S1) and character.