Acts 20:34:9Acts.20.34.W9TAB
οὖσι
ousi
“being”
- Transliteration
- OU-si
- Extended
- OOH-sih
- IPA
- /ˈuː.si/
Meaning by language
- English
- being
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
OU-si
- sentence
au-TOI gi-NO-ske-te HO-ti tais KHREE-ais mou kai tois OU-si met e-MOU hy-pay-REH-tay-san hai KHEI-res HAU-tai
Exegesis
Within this clause, two coordinated dative phrases, tais chreiais mou {ταῖς χρείαις μου | taîs khreí-ais mou} and kai tois ousi met’ emou {καὶ τοῖς οὖσι μετʼ ἐμοῦ | kaí toîs oû-si met’ e-mou}, function as datives of advantage, indicating those for whom the action was performed: Paul’s own needs and those of the people who were with him.
The participial phrase tois ousi {τοῖς οὖσι | toîs oû-si} “those who are” with the preposition met’ emou {μετʼ ἐμοῦ | met’ e-mou} forms a descriptive group, effectively “those who were with me,” identifying companions or coworkers.
In context — Acts 20:34
You yourselves know that these hands have served my needs and the needs of those who were with me.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:34:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 20:34, so the Greek word οὖσι (ousi) 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.20.34.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.34.W9.S1) and character.