Acts 2:24:3Acts.2.24.W3TAB
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
hon ho the-OS a-NE-stê-sen LY-sas tas ô-DI-nas tou tha-NA-tou ka-THO-ti ouk ÊN dy-na-TON kra-TEIS-thai au-TON hyp au-TOU
Exegesis
The main clause centers on ho theos anestesen {ὁ θεὸς ἀνέστησεν | ho the-òs ané-stē-sen}, where God is the explicit subject and “raised up” is the primary finite verb, foregrounding divine agency.
Root and etymology
theostheta–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“God, deity”
In context — Acts 2:24
Whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible for Him to be held by it.
About this coordinate
Acts 2:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 2:24, 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.2.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.24.W3.S1) and character.