Acts 13:47:1Acts.13.47.W1TAB
οὕτως
houtōs
“thus”
- Transliteration
- HOU-tōs
- Extended
- hou-TOHS
- IPA
- /ˈhu.tɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- thus
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HOU-tōs
- sentence
HOU-tōs gar en-TE-tal-tai hê-MEEN ho KY-ree-os TE-thei-KA se eis PHŌS eth-NŌN tou EI-nai se eis sō-tê-RI-an HE-ōs es-KHA-tou tês gês
Exegesis
The verse opens with the adverb houtōs {οὕτως | hoútōs} “thus, in this way,” which introduces an explanation for the previous missionary action.
In context — Acts 13:47
For thus the Lord has commanded us: “I have set you as a light for the nations, so that you may be for salvation to the end of the earth.”
About this coordinate
Acts 13:47:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 13:47, so the Greek word οὕτως (houtōs) 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.13.47.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.47.W1.S1) and character.