Acts 9:17:11Acts.9.17.W11TAB
ἐπʼ
ep
“on”
- Transliteration
- ep
- Extended
- ehp
- IPA
- /ep/
Meaning by language
- English
- on
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet |
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Word in context
- word
ep
- sentence
a-PEEL-then de ha-na-NI-as kai ei-SEEL-then eis tên oi-KI-an kai e-pi-THEIS ep au-TON tas KHEI-ras EI-pen sa-OUL a-del-PHE ho KY-ree-os a-PE-stal-KEN me ee-ay-SOOS ho oph-THEIS soi en têi ho-DÔI hêi ÊR-khou HO-pōs a-na-BLEP-sêis kai plêsth-ÊIS PNEU-ma-tos ha-GI-ou
Exegesis
The participle epitheis {ἐπιθεὶς | e-pi-theîs} “having laid” provides the circumstantial background to the main speech verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} “he said.”
Root and etymology
epistellōepistellō
“to send a message, instruct by letter”
In context — Acts 9:17
Ananias went to the house and entered; laying his hands on Saul, he said, “Saul, brother, the Lord Jesus , who appeared to you on the road as you were coming, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit .”
About this coordinate
Acts 9:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 9:17, so the Greek word ἐπʼ (ep) 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.9.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.9.17.W11.S1) and character.