Acts 21:12:1Acts.21.12.W1TAB

ὡς

hōs

when

Transliteration
hōs
Extended
hohs
IPA
/hɔːs/

Meaning by language

English
when

Alphabet Analysis

Omegao — same as omicron
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    hōs

  2. 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 contextActs 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.