Acts 7:39:12Acts.7.39.W12TAB
ἐστράφησαν
estraphêsan
“they turned”
- Transliteration
- e-STRA-phê-san
- Extended
- eh-STRAH-phêh-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈstra.pʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they turned
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| 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-STRA-phê-san
- sentence
hô ouk ê-THEE-lê-san hy-PÊ-ko-oi ge-NES-thai hoi pa-TE-res hê-MON al-LA a-PÔ-san-to kai e-STRA-phê-san en tais kar-DI-ais au-TÔN eis AI-gy-pton
Exegesis
The strong adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | al-lá} introduces a contrasting clause with two coordinated aorist verbs, apōsanto {ἀπώσαντο | ap-ṓ-san-to} and estraphēsan {ἐστράφησαν | e-strá-phē-san}, portraying a decisive act of rejection followed by a consequential turning. The passive form estraphēsan presents the turning as a change of state rather than highlighting the manner of action.
In context — Acts 7:39
To whom our fathers were not willing to be obedient, but they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt .
About this coordinate
Acts 7:39:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 7:39, so the Greek word ἐστράφησαν (estraphêsan) 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.7.39.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.39.W12.S1) and character.