Acts 4:3:15Acts.4.3.W15TAB
ἑσπέρα
hespera
“evening”
- Transliteration
- hes-PE-ra
- Extended
- hehs-PEH-rah
- IPA
- /hesˈpe.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- evening
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hes-PE-ra
- sentence
kai e-PE-ba-lon au-TOIS tas KHEI-ras kai E-then-to eis TÊ-rê-sin eis tên AU-ri-on ÊN gar hes-PE-ra Ê-dê
Exegesis
The explanatory clause en gar hespera ēdē {ἦν γὰρ ἑσπέρα ἤδη | ên gár hespéra ḗdē} uses the imperfect background “it was” plus gar to introduce reason and the adverb ēdē to stress that the evening was already advanced.
Root and etymology
hēsperosepsilon with rough breathing–sigma–pi–epsilon–rho–omicron–sigma
“evening, west”
In context — Acts 4:3
So they seized them and placed them under guard until the next day, since it was already evening .
About this coordinate
Acts 4:3:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 4:3, so the Greek word ἑσπέρα (hespera) 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.4.3.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.4.3.W15.S1) and character.