Acts 5:39:14Acts.5.39.W14TAB
ἐπείσθησαν
epeisthêsan
“they were persuaded”
- Transliteration
- e-PEI-sthê-san
- Extended
- eh-PAI-sthêh-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈpei̯s.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were persuaded
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PEI-sthê-san
- sentence
ei de ek the-OU es-tin ou dy-NEE-se-s-the ka-ta-LU-sai au-TOUS MÊ-po-te kai the-o-MA-khoi heu-re-THÊ-te e-PEI-sthê-san de au-TOI
Exegesis
Finally, epeisthēsan de autō {ἐπείσθησαν δὲ αὐτῷ | e-peís-thē-san dé au-tôi} ‘and they were persuaded by him’ employs a dative of agent with a passive verb to report the council’s capitulation. This structure moves from hypothetical assessment to caution to narrative result, preserved in translation.
In context — Acts 5:39
But if it is from God , you will not be able to overthrow them, lest you even be found to be God-opposers. And they were persuaded by him.
About this coordinate
Acts 5:39:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 5:39, so the Greek word ἐπείσθησαν (epeisthêsan) 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.5.39.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.5.39.W14.S1) and character.