Acts 17:10:1Acts.17.10.W1TAB

Οἱ

hoi

the

Transliteration
hoi
Extended
hoi
IPA
/hoi/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    hoi

  2. sentence

    hoi de a-del-PHOI eu-THE-ôs di-A nyk-TOS ek-SE-pem-psan TON te PAU-lon kai ton si-LAN eis BE-roi-an HOI-ti-nes pa-ra-ge-NO-me-noi eis tên sy-na-gô-GÊN tôn i-ou-da-Í-ôn a-PÊ-e-san

Exegesis

The verse opens with the nominative subject adelphoi {ἀδελφοὶ | adelphoí} ‘brothers’, preceded by the article hoi {Οἱ | hoí} and the discourse particle de {δὲ | dè}, which marks a transition from the previous scene while lightly contrasting or advancing the narrative.

Root and etymology

dianoigōdelta–iota–alpha–nu–omicron–iota–gamma–omega

to open completely, explain fully

In contextActs 17:10

But the brothers immediately sent both Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews .

About this coordinate

Acts 17:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 17:10, so the Greek word Οἱ (hoi) 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.17.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.10.W1.S1) and character.