Acts 17:13:1Acts.17.13.W1TAB
ὡς
hōs
“when”
- Transliteration
- hōs
- Extended
- hohs
- 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
hōs
- sentence
hōs de EG-nō-san hoi a-PO tês the-sa-lo-NI-kês iou-da-IOI HO-ti kai en têi be-ro-I-a ka-tēng-GE-lē hy-PO tou PAU-lou ho LO-gos tou the-OU ÊL-thon kak-EI sa-LEU-on-tes kai ta-RAS-son-tes tous O-khlous
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the temporal clause hos de egnosan {ὡς δὲ ἔγνωσαν | hōs dè égnōsan} ‘when they learned’, which situates the main action in relation to a prior event.
In context — Acts 17:13
But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God had also been proclaimed by Paul in Berea, they came there as well, agitating and troubling the crowds .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 17:13, 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.17.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.13.W1.S1) and character.