Acts 17:7:1Acts.17.7.W1TAB
οὓς
hous
“whom”
- Transliteration
- hous
- Extended
- hoos
- IPA
- /huˈs/
Meaning by language
- English
- whom
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hous
- sentence
hous hy-po-DE-dek-tai i-A-sōn kai HOU-toi PAN-tes a-PE-nan-ti tôn dog-MA-tōn KAI-sa-ros PRAS-sou-si ba-si-LE-a HE-te-ron LE-gon-tes EI-nai ee-ay-SOON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the relative pronoun hous {οὓς | hoûs} ‘whom’, introducing a relative clause that refers back to the previously mentioned missionaries.
Root and etymology
Iesousiota–eta–sigma–omicron–upsilon–sigma
“Yahweh is salvation”
In context — Acts 17:7
Whom Jason has received, and these all are acting against the decrees of Caesar , saying there is another king, Jesus .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 17:7, so the Greek word οὓς (hous) 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.17.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.7.W1.S1) and character.