Acts 13:17:2Acts.13.17.W2TAB
θεὸς
theos
“God”
- Transliteration
- the-OS
- Extended
- theh-OHS
- IPA
- /tʰeˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
the-OS
- sentence
ho the-OS tou la-OU TOU-tou is-ra-EL ek-se-LEK-sa-to tous pa-TE-ras hê-MON kai ton la-ON HY-psō-sen en têi pa-roi-KEE-a en gêi ai-GYP-tou kai me-TA bra-KHI-o-nos hy-psē-LOU ek-SĒ-ga-gen au-TOUS eks au-TÊS
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the nominative phrase ho theos tou laou toutou Israēl {ὁ θεὸς τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου Ἰσραὴλ | ho theós tou laou toútou Israḗl}, where the head noun theos is qualified by the genitive tou laou toutou, forming an attributive genitive “the God of this people,” and further specified appositionally by Israēl, identifying the people as Israel.
Root and etymology
theostheta–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“god, deity”
In context — Acts 13:17
The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great while they were sojourning in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of it.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 13:17, so the Greek word θεὸς (theos) 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.13.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.17.W2.S1) and character.