Acts 16:15:1Acts.16.15.W1TAB
ὡς
hôs
“when”
- Transliteration
- hôs
- Extended
- hôhs
- IPA
- /hɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- when
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hôs
- sentence
hôs de e-bap-TIS-thê KAI ho OI-kos au-TÊS pa-re-KA-le-sen LE-gou-sa EI ke-KRI-ka-TE me pis-TÊN tôi KY-ree-ôi EI-nai ei-sel-THON-tes eis ton oi-KON mou ME-ne-te KAI pa-re-bi-A-sa-to hê-MAS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the temporal marker hos {ὡς | hōs} ‘when’, followed by the aorist passive ebaptísthē {ἐβαπτίσθη | ebaptísthē} indicating a completed baptism event; the coordinating phrase ho oîkos autês {ὁ οἶκος αὐτῆς | ho oîkos autês} extends this action to her household.
Root and etymology
ασφαλήςalpha-sigma-phi-alpha-lambda-eta-sigma
“secure, firm”
In context — Acts 16:15
After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord , come into my house and stay.” And she strongly persuaded us.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 16:15, so the Greek word ὡς (hôs) 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.16.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.15.W1.S1) and character.