Acts 8:39:4Acts.8.39.W4TAB
ἐκ
ek
“from”
- Transliteration
- ek
- Extended
- ehk
- IPA
- /ek/
Meaning by language
- English
- from
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite |
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Word in context
- word
ek
- sentence
HO-te de a-NE-bê-san ek tou HY-da-tos PNEU-ma KY-ree-ou HÊR-pa-sen ton PHI-lip-pon kai ouk EI-den au-TON ou-KE-ti ho eu-NOU-khos e-po-REU-e-to gar tên ho-DON au-TOU KHAI-rōn
Exegesis
The verse begins with the temporal clause hote de anebesan ek tou hydatos {ὅτε δὲ ἀνέβησαν ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος | hó-te dè a-né-bē-san ek toû hý-da-tos} “when they had come up out of the water,” using the aorist verb anebesan to mark a completed action that sets the time frame for what follows.
Root and etymology
kaleokappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call out, assemble”
In context — Acts 8:39
When they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.
About this coordinate
Acts 8:39:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 8:39, so the Greek word ἐκ (ek) 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.8.39.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.8.39.W4.S1) and character.