Acts 2:41:16Acts.2.41.W16TAB
ὡσεὶ
hōsei
“about”
- Transliteration
- hō-sei
- Extended
- hô-sei
- IPA
- /hɔːˈsei/
Meaning by language
- English
- about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hō-sei
- sentence
hoi men oun a-po-dek-SA-me-noi ton LO-gon au-TOU e-bap-TI-sthê-san kai pro-se-TE-thê-san en têi hê-ME-rai e-KEI-nêi psy-KHAI hō-sei tris-KHI-li-ai
Exegesis
The final nominative phrase psychai hōsei trischiliai {ψυχαὶ ὡσεὶ τρισχίλιαι | psychái hōseí trischíliai} stands in apposition to the implied subject, specifying its size; psychai, though literally ‘souls’, functions idiomatically for whole persons, while hōsei ‘about’ marks the number as an approximate yet impressive total. In translation, the participial construction is rendered as a relative clause for natural English flow, while retaining the causal and consequential relationship between receiving the word, baptism, and being added to the community.
In context — Acts 2:41
So then those who received his word were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added.
About this coordinate
Acts 2:41:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 2:41, so the Greek word ὡσεὶ (hōsei) 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.2.41.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.41.W16.S1) and character.