Acts 4:35:2Acts.4.35.W2TAB
ἐτίθουν
eteethoun
“they were placing”
- Transliteration
- e-TEE-thoun
- Extended
- eh-TEE-thoon
- IPA
- /eˈti.tʰun/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were placing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-TEE-thoun
- 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 imperfect active etithoun {ἐτίθουν | etíthoun} conveys ongoing action, “were laying,” highlighting continual care.
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 4:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 4:35, so the Greek word ἐτίθουν (eteethoun) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.4.35.W2.S1) and character.