Acts 16:10:1Acts.16.10.W1TAB

ὡς

hōs

when

Transliteration
hōs
Extended
hôhs
IPA
/hɔːs/

Meaning by language

English
when

Alphabet Analysis

Omegao — same as omicron
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    hōs

  2. sentence

    hōs de to HO-ra-ma EI-den eu-THE-ōs e-dzê-TÊ-sa-men ek-sel-THEIN eis ma-ke-do-NI-an sym-bi-BA-dzon-tes HO-ti pros-KE-klê-tai hê-MAS ho the-OS eu-an-ge-LI-sa-sthai au-TOUS

Exegesis

The verse begins with the temporal conjunction hos {ὡς | hōs} linking this vision event to the prior narrative.

Root and etymology

ασφαλήςalpha-sigma-phi-alpha-lambda-eta-sigma

secure, firm

In contextActs 16:10

When he saw the vision, we immediately sought to set out for Macedonia, reasoning that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

About this coordinate

Acts 16:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 16:10, so the Greek word ὡς (hōs) 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.16.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.10.W1.S1) and character.