Acts 13:20:11Acts.13.20.W11TAB
ἕως
heōs
“until”
- Transliteration
- HE-ōs
- Extended
- HEH-ôhs
- IPA
- /ˈhe.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- until
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HE-ōs
- 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 conjunction heos {ἕως | héōs} ‘until’ introduces the temporal boundary in heos Samouel tou prophētou {ἕως Σαμουὴλ τοῦ προφήτου | héōs Samoûēl toû prophḗtou} ‘Samuel the prophet,’ where tou prophētou is appositional, marking the transition to prophetic oversight. English renders the dative with ‘for,’ preserves ‘after these things,’ and retains ‘until’ to mirror the Greek sequence
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 13:20:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 13:20, so the Greek word ἕως (heōs) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.20.W11.S1) and character.