Acts 13:18:2Acts.13.18.W2TAB
ὡς
hôs
“about”
- Transliteration
- hôs
- Extended
- hôhs
- IPA
- /hɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- about
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hôs
- 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 context — Acts 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.