Acts 13:7:1Acts.13.7.W1TAB
ὃς
hos
“who”
- Transliteration
- hos
- Extended
- hohs
- IPA
- /hos/
Meaning by language
- English
- who
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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hos
- sentence
hos ÊN syn tÔ an-thy-PÁ-tō ser-GÍ-ō PAU-lō an-DRÍ sy-ne-TÔ HOU-tos pros-ka-le-SÁ-me-nos bar-na-BÂN KAI SAU-lon e-pe-ZÊ-tē-sen a-KOU-sai ton LO-gon tou the-OU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the relative pronoun hos {ὃς | hòs} introducing a relative clause that links back to the magician Bar-Jesus in the preceding context, identifying him as the one in close company with the Roman official.
Root and etymology
syniēmisigma–upsilon–nu–iota–eta–mu–iota
“to bring together, understand”
In context — Acts 13:7
Who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence ; this man, having summoned Barnabas and Saul, sought to hear the word of God .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 13:7, so the Greek word ὃς (hos) 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.13.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.7.W1.S1) and character.