Acts 13:20:1Acts.13.20.W1TAB
ὡς
hōs
“about”
- Transliteration
- hōs
- 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
hōs
- sentence
hōs E-te-si te-tra-ko-SI-ois KAI pen-TE-khon-ta KAI me-TA TAU-ta E-dō-ken kri-TAS HE-ōs sa-mou-EL tou pro-PHÊ-tou
Exegesis
The verse opens with the approximating particle hos {ὡς | hōs} ‘about’ combined with the dative of duration etesi tetrakosiois kai pentekonta {ἔτεσι τετρακοσίοις καὶ πεντήκοντα | étesi tetrakosíōis kaí pentḗkonta} ‘for about four hundred and fifty years.’
Root and etymology
Rootpi–alpha–rho–alpha–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call alongside, encourage, exhort”
In context — Acts 13:20
For about four hundred and fifty years and after these things He gave judges until Samuel the prophet
About this coordinate
Acts 13:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 13:20, so the Greek word ὡς (hōs) 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.13.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.20.W1.S1) and character.