διάστημα
diastēma
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Greek
interval
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Diastema denotes a span of time separating events, as the interval before a wife enters in Acts 5:7.
The attested use marks a measured span of time between what had occurred and the wife’s entrance in Acts 5:7.
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A span of time before a subsequent event · dominant
In Acts 5:7, the nominative singular neuter form identifies the time span after what had occurred and before the wife came in; the APB renders the clause "After an interval of about three hours."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 5:7, the APB presents the term as "an interval" in the phrase "After an interval of about three hours." The verse is read as a whole.