Acts 13:18:2Acts.13.18.W2TAB

ὡς

hôs

about

Transliteration
hôs
Extended
hôhs
IPA
/hɔːs/

Meaning by language

English
about

Alphabet Analysis

Omegao — same as omicron
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    hôs

  2. sentence

    KAI hôs tes-se-ra-kon-ta-e-TÊ KHRÓ-non e-tro-po-PHO-rê-sen au-TOUS en têi e-RÊ-môi

Exegesis

The particle hōs {ὡς | hōs} modifies the temporal expression, giving an approximate sense, “about.”

Root and etymology

Rootpi–alpha–rho–alpha–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega

to call alongside, encourage, exhort

In contextActs 13:18

And for about forty years He bore with them in the wilderness .

About this coordinate

Acts 13:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 13:18, so the Greek word ὡς (hôs) 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.13.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.18.W2.S1) and character.