Philemon 1:21:5Phlm.1.21.W5TAB
ἔγραψά
egrapsa
“I wrote”
- Transliteration
- E-gra-PSA
- Extended
- eh-grah-PSAH
- IPA
- /e.graˈpsa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I wrote
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-gra-PSA
- sentence
pe-poi-THOS tê hy-pa-ko-AY sou E-gra-PSA soi ei-DÔS HO-ti KAI hy-PER HA LE-gō poi-Ê-seis
Exegesis
The main verb egrapsa soi {ἔγραψά σοι | égrapsa soi} ‘I wrote to you’ is aorist, presenting the act of writing as a completed whole, likely referring to the composition of the letter itself.
In context — Philemon 1:21
Having confidence in your obedience , I wrote to you, knowing that you will also do more than what I say .
About this coordinate
Philemon 1:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Philemon 1:21, so the Greek word ἔγραψά (egrapsa) 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 Phlm.1.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Phlm.1.21.W5.S1) and character.