Acts 22:14:5Acts.22.14.W5TAB
θεὸς
theos
“God”
- Transliteration
- the-OS
- Extended
- theh-OHS
- IPA
- /tʰeˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
the-OS
- sentence
ho de EI-pen ho the-OS tôn pa-TE-rôn hê-MON pro-e-khe-RI-sa-TO se GNÔ-nai to THE-lê-ma au-TOU kai i-DEIN ton DI-kai-on kai a-KOU-sai phô-NÊN ek tou STO-ma-tos au-TOU
Exegesis
The subject phrase ho theos tōn paterōn hēmōn {Ὁ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν | ho the-òs tôn pa-té-rōn hē-môn} names the active divine agent within an ancestral covenant frame.
Root and etymology
theostheta–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“god, deity”
In context — Acts 22:14
But he said, “The God of our fathers designated you in advance to discern His will , to behold the Righteous One, and to hear a voice issuing from His mouth.”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 22:14, so the Greek word θεὸς (theos) 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.22.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.14.W5.S1) and character.