Acts 16:21:12Acts.16.21.W12TAB
οὖσιν
ousin
“being”
- Transliteration
- OU-sin
- Extended
- OO-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈuː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- being
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
OU-sin
- sentence
KAI ka-taŋ-GE-lou-sin E-thê ha ouk EK-ses-tin hê-MEEN pa-ra-DE-khe-sthai ou-DE poi-EIN rhō-ma-IOIS OU-sin
Exegesis
The final participial phrase Rhōmaiois ousin {Ῥωμαίοις οὖσιν | Rhōmaíois oûsin} ‘being Romans’ functions circumstantially to provide the legal basis for the prohibition. The translations preserve this structure by conveying the formal linkage of the relative clause and infinitives, while the dynamic version emphasizes the persuasive intent of the accusation.
Root and etymology
katangellōkappa–alpha–tau–alpha–gamma–gamma–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omega
“to proclaim, announce publicly”
In context — Acts 16:21
They are proclaiming customs that it is not lawful for us—being Romans —to accept or to practice.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 16:21, so the Greek word οὖσιν (ousin) 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.16.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.21.W12.S1) and character.