Acts 17:15:1Acts.17.15.W1TAB

οἱ

hoi

the {men} who

Transliteration
hoi
Extended
hoi
IPA
/hoi/

Meaning by language

English
the {men} who

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 ka-thi-STA-non-tes ton PAU-lon Ê-ga-gon HE-ōs a-thê-NŌN kai la-BON-tes en-to-LÊN pros ton si-LÂN kai ton ti-MO-the-on HI-na hōs TA-khi-sta EL-thō-sin pros au-TON ek-SÊ-e-san

Exegesis

The verse begins with the nominative plural articular participle hoi kathistanontes {οἱ καθιστάνοντες | hoi kathistánontes} ‘the ones conducting’, which functions as the subject group and foregrounds the escorts rather than Paul.

Root and etymology

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

to open completely, explain fully

In contextActs 17:15

But those who were conducting Paul brought him as far as Athens, and having received a command for Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed.

About this coordinate

Acts 17:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 17:15, 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.17.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.15.W1.S1) and character.