Acts 17:2:4Acts.17.2.W4TAB
εἰωθὸς
eiōthos
“custom”
- Transliteration
- ei-Ō-thos
- Extended
- ei-OO-thohs
- IPA
- /ei̯ˈɔː.tʰos/
Meaning by language
- English
- custom
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ei-Ō-thos
- sentence
ka-TA de to ei-Ō-thos tôi PAU-lôi ei-SÊL-then pros au-TOUS kai e-PI SAB-ba-ta TRI-a di-e-LEK-sa-to au-TOIS a-PO tôn gra-PHÔN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prepositional phrase kata to eiothos {κατὰ τὸ εἰωθὸς | ka-tà tò ei-ō-thòs}, which foregrounds Paul’s habitual behavior by using an articular perfect participle functioning substantivally, “according to what was customary.”
Root and etymology
ethōepsilon–theta–omega
“to be accustomed”
In context — Acts 17:2
As was his custom , Paul went in to them, and for three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 17:2, so the Greek word εἰωθὸς (eiōthos) 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.17.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.2.W4.S1) and character.