Acts 14:11:15Acts.14.11.W15TAB
θεοὶ
theoi
“gods”
- Transliteration
- the-OI
- Extended
- theh-OI
- IPA
- /tʰeˈoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- gods
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
the-OI
- sentence
hoi te O-khloi i-DON-tes ho e-POI-ê-sen PAU-los e-PÊ-ran tên phô-NÊN au-TÔN ly-ka-o-nis-TI LE-gon-tes hoi the-OI ho-moi-ô-THEN-tes an-THRÔ-pois ka-TE-bê-san pros hê-MAS
Exegesis
The reported speech itself begins with the nominative plural hoi theoi {Οἱ θεοὶ | HOI the-OI} “the gods” as subject, followed by the aorist participle homoiōthentes {ὁμοιωθέντες | ho-moi-o-THEN-tes} “having been made like” that is semantically linked to the dative anthropois {ἀνθρώποις | anth-RŌ-pois} “to men,” forming a participial clause that describes the manner or state in which the gods have acted.
Root and etymology
theostheta–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“god, deity”
In context — Acts 14:11
And the crowds, having seen what Paul had done, lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language, saying, “The gods have come down to us, having become like men .”
About this coordinate
Acts 14:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 14:11, so the Greek word θεοὶ (theoi) 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.14.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.11.W15.S1) and character.