Acts 21:5:17Acts.21.5.W17TAB
ἕως
heōs
“until”
- Transliteration
- HE-ōs
- Extended
- HEH-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈhe.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- until
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HE-ōs
- sentence
HO-te de e-GHE-ne-to ek-sar-TI-sai hê-MAS tas hê-ME-ras ek-sel-THON-tes e-po-reu-O-me-tha pro-pem-PON-tōn hê-MAS PAN-tōn syn gy-nai-KSI KAI TEK-nois HE-ōs EK-sō tês PO-le-ōs KAI THEN-tes ta GO-na-ta e-PI ton ai-gi-a-LON pro-seu-KSA-me-noi
Exegesis
The limit-of-extension heōs exō tēs poleōs {ἕως ἔξω τῆς πόλεως | hé-ōs éx-ō tês pó-le-ōs} sets the boundary of their accompaniment.
In context — Acts 21:5
When our days were completed , we left and continued our journey, and all of them—with wives and children—escorted us outside the city; then, after kneeling on the shore, we prayed .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:5:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 21:5, so the Greek word ἕως (heōs) 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.21.5.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.5.W17.S1) and character.