Acts 21:12:1Acts.21.12.W1TAB
ὡς
hōs
“when”
- Transliteration
- hōs
- Extended
- hohs
- 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
hōs
- sentence
hōs de ê-KOU-sa-men TAU-ta pa-re-ka-LOU-men hê-MEIS te KAI hoi en-TO-pi-oi tou mê a-na-BAI-nein au-TON eis i-e-rou-sa-LÊM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the temporal conjunction hos de {ὡς δὲ | hōs dè} ‘but when,’ setting the scene for the response.
Root and etymology
asmenosalpha–sigma–mu–epsilon–nu–omicron–sigma
“glad, willing”
In context — Acts 21:12
When we heard these things, both we and the local people urged him not to go up to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 21:12, so the Greek word ὡς (hōs) 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.21.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.12.W1.S1) and character.