Acts 18:12:4Acts.18.12.W4TAB
ὄντος
ontos
“being”
- Transliteration
- ON-tos
- Extended
- OHN-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈon.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- being
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ON-tos
- sentence
gal-LI-o-nos DE an-thy-PA-tou ON-tos TÊS a-kha-I-as ka-te-PE-stê-san ho-mo-thy-ma-DON hoi i-ou-DAI-oi tôi PAU-lôi kai Ê-ga-gon au-TON e-PI to BÊ-ma
Exegesis
The verse begins with a genitive absolute construction, Galliōnos de anthypatou ontos tēs Akhaïas {Γαλλίωνος δὲ ἀνθυπάτου ὄντος τῆς Ἀχαΐας | Gallíōnos dè anthypátou óntos tēs Akhaías}, which functions temporally, giving the historical setting while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia. This circumstantial clause is syntactically independent of the main clause but semantically frames it.
In context — Acts 18:12
While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews , acting together, rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat.
About this coordinate
Acts 18:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 18:12, so the Greek word ὄντος (ontos) 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.18.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.12.W4.S1) and character.