Acts 7:39:3Acts.7.39.W3TAB
ἠθέλησαν
êtheelêsan
“they were willing”
- Transliteration
- ê-THEE-lê-san
- Extended
- êh-THEE-leh-sahn
- IPA
- /ɛːˈtʰe.lɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were willing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| 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
ê-THEE-lê-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 negated aorist verb ēthelēsan {ἠθέλησαν | ē-the-lē-san} with the infinitival complement hupēkooi genesthai {ὑπήκοοι γενέσθαι | hu-pḗ-ko-oi ge-nés-thai} forms a volitional construction, “were not willing to become obedient,” emphasizing a deliberate refusal rather than inability.
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 7:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 7:39, so the Greek word ἠθέλησαν (êtheelêsan) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.39.W3.S1) and character.