Acts 7:3:5Acts.7.3.W5TAB
Ἔξελθε
ekselthe
“Go out”
- Transliteration
- EK-sel-the
- Extended
- EHK-sehl-theh
- IPA
- /ˈek.sel.tʰe/
Meaning by language
- English
- Go out
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EK-sel-the
- sentence
KAI EI-pen pros au-TON EK-sel-the ek tês gês sou KAI ek tês syn-ge-NEI-as sou KAI DEU-ro eis tēn gên hēn AN soi DEI-ksō
Exegesis
The aorist imperative exelthe {Ἔξελθε | Éx-el-the} ‘go out’ conveys a decisive, once-for-all departure.
Root and etymology
exerchomaiepsilon–xi–epsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to go out, depart”
In context — Acts 7:3
And He said to him, “Go out from your land and from your kindred , and come into the land which I will show to you.”
About this coordinate
Acts 7:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 7:3, so the Greek word Ἔξελθε (ekselthe) 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.7.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.3.W5.S1) and character.