Acts 19:34:11Acts.19.34.W11TAB
ὡς
hōs
“as”
- Transliteration
- hōs
- Extended
- hohs
- IPA
- /hɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- as
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hōs
- sentence
e-pi-GNO-ntes DE HO-ti i-ou-da-IOs e-STIN phō-NEE e-GE-ne-to MI-a ek PAN-tōn hōs e-PI HŌ-ras DY-o kra-ZON-tōn me-GA-lē hē AR-te-mis e-phe-SI-ōn
Exegesis
The temporal-adverbial expression hōs epi hōras duo {ὡς ἐπὶ ὥρας δύο | hōs epí hṓras dýo} employs hōs to convey approximation, modifying the duration of their shouting.
Root and etymology
Apollōnalpha–pi–omicron–lambda–lambda–omega–nu
“Apollo, Greek god associated with light and knowledge”
In context — Acts 19:34
But when they recognized that he was a Jew , one voice arose from them all, for about two hours, as they were shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:34:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 19:34, so the Greek word ὡς (hōs) 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.19.34.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.34.W11.S1) and character.