Acts 15:12:15Acts.15.12.W15TAB
θεὸς
theos
“God”
- Transliteration
- the-OS
- Extended
- theh-OHS
- IPA
- /tʰeˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
the-OS
- sentence
e-SI-gê-sen de PAN to PLÊ-thos KAI Ê-kou-on bar-na-BA KAI PAU-lou ek-sê-gou-ME-nōn HO-sa e-POI-ê-sen ho the-OS sê-MEI-a KAI TE-ra-ta en tois ETH-ne-sin di au-TÔN
Exegesis
The relative pronoun hosa {ὅσα | hó-sa} “all that” introduces the aorist epoiēsen {ἐποίησεν | e-poí-ē-sen} with ho Theos {ὁ θεὸς | ho the-ós} as subject, foregrounding God’s activity.
Root and etymology
Theostheta–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“God, deity”
In context — Acts 15:12
Then the whole multitude became quiet, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they recounted all the signs and wonders that God had done among the Gentiles through them.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:12:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 15:12, so the Greek word θεὸς (theos) 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.15.12.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.12.W15.S1) and character.