Acts 17:23:12Acts.17.23.W12TAB
ᾧ
hôi
“in which”
- Transliteration
- hôi
- Extended
- hôi
- IPA
- /hɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- in which
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
hôi
- sentence
di-er-KHO-me-nos gar KAI a-na-the-o-RON ta se-BAS-ma-ta hy-MON HEU-ron KAI bô-MON en hôi e-pe-GE-grap-to a-GNÔ-stôi the-ÔI ho OUN a-gno-OUN-tes eu-se-be-EI-te TOU-to e-GÔ ka-taŋ-GE-lô hy-MEEN
Exegesis
The narrative then specifies a particular example with bomon {βωμὸν | bō-món} ‘altar’, further described by the relative clause en hō epegegrapto {ἐν ᾧ ἐπεγέγραπτο | en hōi e-pe-gé-grap-to} ‘on which had been inscribed’, where the pluperfect tense highlights the inscription’s prior placement.
Root and etymology
ginoskōgamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omega
“to know, recognize”
In context — Acts 17:23
For as I was passing through and carefully observing the objects of your worship, I also found an altar on which had been inscribed: “To an Unknown God .” Therefore, what you worship without knowing , this I proclaim to you.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 17:23, so the Greek word ᾧ (hôi) 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.17.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.23.W12.S1) and character.