Acts 2:22:27Acts.2.22.W27TAB
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
AN-dres is-ra-eh-LEE-tai a-KOU-sa-te tous LO-gous TOU-tous ee-ay-SOON ton na-zō-ra-I-on AN-dra a-po-de-deig-ME-non a-PO tou the-OU eis hy-MAS dy-NA-me-si kai TE-ra-si kai sē-MEI-ois hois e-POI-ē-sen di au-TOU ho the-OS en ME-sō hy-MŌN ka-THŌS au-TOI OI-da-te
Exegesis
The relative clause hois epoiēsen di autou ho theos en meso humon {οἷς ἐποίησεν διʼ αὐτοῦ ὁ θεὸς ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν | hoîs e-POI-ē-sen di au-TOû ho the-Ós en MÉ-sō hy-MŌn} clarifies that it was God acting through Jesus, in the very midst of the audience, who performed these deeds, thus underlining divine agency and public visibility.
Root and etymology
theostheta–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“God, deity”
In context — Acts 2:22
Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know.
About this coordinate
Acts 2:22:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of Acts 2:22, 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.2.22.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.22.W27.S1) and character.