Acts 8:28:11Acts.8.28.W11TAB
ἀνεγίνωσκεν
aneginōsken
“was reading”
- Transliteration
- a-ne-GI-nō-sken
- Extended
- ah-neh-GIH-nohss-kehn
- IPA
- /a.neˈgi.nɔːs.ken/
Meaning by language
- English
- was reading
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-ne-GI-nō-sken
- sentence
AYN te hy-po-STRE-phōn kai ka-THÊ-me-nos e-PI tou HAR-ma-tos au-TOU kai a-ne-GI-nō-sken ton pro-PHÊ-tēn Ê-sa-I-an
Exegesis
A second coordinated clause introduced by kai {καί | kaí} adds the imperfect aneginōsken {ἀνεγίνωσκεν | anegínōsken} as another ongoing activity, “he was reading.” The accumulation of imperfective forms and present participles foregrounds process and continuity, portraying the man in mid-journey and deeply engaged in reading. In translation, the coordination is preserved by repeating “and,” and the periphrastic nuance is reflected with progressive English forms (“was returning,” “was reading”) to mirror the ongoing aspect conveyed by the Greek imperfect and participles.
In context — Acts 8:28
And he was returning and sitting upon his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah .
About this coordinate
Acts 8:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 8:28, so the Greek word ἀνεγίνωσκεν (aneginōsken) 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.8.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.8.28.W11.S1) and character.