Acts 8:4:5Acts.8.4.W5TAB
διῆλθον
diêlthon
“went through”
- Transliteration
- di-ÊL-thon
- Extended
- dih-AYL-thohn
- IPA
- /diˈɛːl.tʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- went through
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-ÊL-thon
- sentence
hoi MEN OUN di-a-spa-REN-tes di-ÊL-thon eu-an-ge-li-ZO-me-noi ton LO-gon
Exegesis
The main finite verb dielthon {διῆλθον | di-ḗl-thon} ‘they went through’ portrays movement through regions rather than a single destination, giving an itinerant sense.
In context — Acts 8:4
Therefore those who had been scattered went about proclaiming the word as good news.
About this coordinate
Acts 8:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 8:4, so the Greek word διῆλθον (diêlthon) 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.8.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.8.4.W5.S1) and character.