Acts 20:18:1Acts.20.18.W1TAB
ὡς
hôs
“when”
- Transliteration
- hôs
- Extended
- hôhs
- IPA
- /hɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- when
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hôs
- sentence
hôs de pa-re-GHE-non-to pros au-TON EI-pen au-TOIS hy-MEIS e-PI-stas-the a-PO PRO-tês hê-ME-ras ap hês e-PE-bên eis tên a-SI-an pôs meth hy-MÔN ton PAN-ta KHRO-non e-ghe-NO-mên
Exegesis
The verse opens with the temporal conjunction hos {ὡς | hōs} introducing the circumstance under which the main action occurs, followed by the postpositive de {δὲ | de} to continue the narrative flow.
Root and etymology
oidaomicron–iota–delta–alpha
“to know, be aware”
In context — Acts 20:18
And as they came to him, he said to them, "You yourselves know from the first day that I set foot in Asia how I was with you the whole time ."
About this coordinate
Acts 20:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 20:18, so the Greek word ὡς (hôs) 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.20.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.18.W1.S1) and character.