Acts 15:23:8Acts.15.23.W8TAB

οἱ

hoi

the

Transliteration
hoi
Extended
hoi
IPA
/hoi/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    hoi

  2. sentence

    GRA-psan-tes di-A khei-ROS au-TON hoi a-PO-sto-loi KAI hoi pres-BY-te-roi a-del-PHOI tois ka-TA tên an-ti-O-khei-an KAI SY-ri-an KAI ki-li-KI-an a-del-PHOIS tois eks eth-NÔN KHAI-rein

Exegesis

The nominative sequence hoi apostoloi kai hoi presbyteroi adelphoi {Οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἀδελφοὶ | hoi apó-sto-loi kaí hoi pres-bú-te-roi a-del-phoí} appositionally links apostles and elders and then explicitly names them “brothers,” underlining shared spiritual kinship.

Root and etymology

adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma

brother, sibling

In contextActs 15:23

Having written by their own hand, the apostles and the elders, brothers , to the brothers from among the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: greetings .

About this coordinate

Acts 15:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 15:23, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.15.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.23.W8.S1) and character.