Acts 20:18:14Acts.20.18.W14TAB
ἧς
hês
“which”
- Transliteration
- hês
- Extended
- hêhs
- IPA
- /hɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- which
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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hês
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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 temporal expression apo prōtēs hēmeras {ἀπὸ πρώτης ἡμέρας | apó prṓtēs hēméras} sets the starting point of their acquaintance with Paul, further specified by the relative clause aph hēs epeben eis tēn Asian {ἀφʼ ἧς ἐπέβην εἰς τὴν Ἀσίαν | aph hēs epébēn eis tēn Asían}, indicating the precise moment he first set foot in the province.
Root and etymology
pentekontapi–epsilon–nu–tau–ēta–kappa–omicron–nu–tau–alpha
“fifty”
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 20:18:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 20:18, so the Greek word ἧς (hês) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.18.W14.S1) and character.