Acts 19:34:13Acts.19.34.W13TAB
ὥρας
hōras
“hours”
- Transliteration
- HŌ-ras
- Extended
- HOH-rahs
- IPA
- /ˈhɔː.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- hours
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HŌ-ras
- 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.
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 19:34:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 19:34, so the Greek word ὥρας (hōras) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.34.W13.S1) and character.