Acts 15:8:7Acts.15.8.W7TAB
δοὺς
dous
“giving”
- Transliteration
- DOUS
- Extended
- DOOHS
- IPA
- /duːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- giving
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
DOUS
- sentence
KAI ho kar-di-o-GNÔ-stês the-OS e-mar-TY-rê-sen au-TOIS DOUS to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on ka-THÔS KAI hê-MEEN
Exegesis
The participle dous {δοὺς | doûs} functions as an instrumental participle, indicating that God testified by giving.
In context — Acts 15:8
God , who knows the hearts, testified on their behalf by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as also to us.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 15:8, so the Greek word δοὺς (dous) 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.15.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.8.W7.S1) and character.