Acts 4:35:15Acts.4.35.W15TAB
εἶχεν
eikhen
“had”
- Transliteration
- EI-khen
- Extended
- EE-khehn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.kʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- had
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-khen
- sentence
KAI e-TEE-thoun pa-RA tous PO-das tôn a-po-STO-lōn di-e-DI-de-to de he-KAS-tō ka-THO-ti AN tis KʰREI-an EI-khen
Exegesis
The subordinating kathóti án tis chreían eîchen {καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν | kathóti án tis chreían eîchen} sets the distribution standard, combining kathóti ‘according as’ with the contingency particle án and the imperfect verb eîchen ‘had’ to express that sharing matched each person’s actual need.
In context — Acts 4:35
They were laying it at the feet of the apostles , and it was distributed to each one according to need .
About this coordinate
Acts 4:35:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 4:35, so the Greek word εἶχεν (eikhen) 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.4.35.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.4.35.W15.S1) and character.