Acts 17:24:2Acts.17.24.W2TAB
θεὸς
theos
“God”
- Transliteration
- the-OS
- Extended
- theh-OHS
- IPA
- /tʰeˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| 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
the-OS
- sentence
ho the-OS ho poi-EE-sas ton KOS-mon KAI PAN-ta ta en au-TOI HOU-tos ou-ra-NOU KAI GÊS hy-PAR-khōn KY-ree-os ouk en khei-ro-poi-EE-tois na-OIS ka-toi-KEI
Exegesis
The verse opens with ho theos {ὁ θεὸς | ho theós} functioning as the explicit subject, followed immediately by the attributive aorist participle ho poiēsas {ὁ ποιήσας | ho poiḗsas} in a relative-like construction, identifying God as “the One who made” the created order.
Root and etymology
theostheta–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“god, deity”
In context — Acts 17:24
The God who made the world and all things in it, this One, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 17:24, so the Greek word θεὸς (theos) 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.17.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.24.W2.S1) and character.