Acts 5:13:9Acts.5.13.W9TAB
ἐμεγάλυνεν
emegalyne(n)
“was magnifying”
- Transliteration
- e-me-GA-ly-ne(n)
- Extended
- eh-meh-GA-ly-nehn
- IPA
- /e.meˈga.ly.nen/
Meaning by language
- English
- was magnifying
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-me-GA-ly-ne(n)
- sentence
tôn DE loi-PÔN ou-deis e-TOL-ma kol-LA-sthai au-TOIS AL e-me-GA-ly-ne(n) au-TOUS ho la-OS
Exegesis
The adversative all' {ἀλλʼ | allá} “but” introduces a contrastive second clause, where the verb emegalynen {ἐμεγάλυνεν | e-me-gá-ly-nen} “was magnifying, held in high esteem,” also in the imperfect, indicates a sustained attitude of honor from the crowd.
The word order emegalynen autous ho laos {ἐμεγάλυνεν αὐτοὺς ὁ λαός | e-me-gá-ly-nen au-toús ho la-ós} places the pronoun autous before the subject ho laos, emphasizing “them” (the apostles) as the focus of the people’s esteem. In translation, the durative force of the imperfects is conveyed with phrases like “held them in high regard” and “admired them greatly,” and the contrast between social distance and public honor is preserved with “none of the rest dared to join” versus “the people held them in high regard.”
Root and etymology
megalynōmu–epsilon–gamma–alpha–lambda–upsilon–nu–omega
“to make great, extol”
In context — Acts 5:13
Yet none of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high regard .
About this coordinate
Acts 5:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 5:13, so the Greek word ἐμεγάλυνεν (emegalyne(n)) 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.5.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.5.13.W9.S1) and character.