Acts 16:30:12Acts.16.30.W12TAB
σωθῶ
sôthô
“I might be saved”
- Transliteration
- sô-THÔ
- Extended
- soh-THÔ
- IPA
- /sɔːˈtʰɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I might be saved
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
sô-THÔ
- sentence
KAI pro-a-ga-GŌN au-TOUS EK-sô E-phê KY-ree-oi TI me DEI poi-EIN HI-na sô-THÔ
Exegesis
The purpose clause hina sōthō {ἵνα σωθῶ | hína sōthō} follows the verb to indicate the intended result, rendered in English with “so that I may be saved.” This structure preserves the concise Greek tight-knit pairing of the conjunction and subjunctive verb.
Root and etymology
sōzōsigma–omega–iota–zeta–omega
“to save, deliver, rescue”
In context — Acts 16:30
After leading them outside , he said, “Sirs, what must I do so that I may be saved ?”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:30:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 16:30, so the Greek word σωθῶ (sôthô) 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.16.30.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.30.W12.S1) and character.