Acts 22:20:9Acts.22.20.W9TAB
σου
sou
“your”
- Transliteration
- sou
- Extended
- soo
- IPA
- /suː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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sou
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kai HO-te ek-se-KHYNN-e-to to HAI-ma ste-PHA-nou tou MAR-ty-ros sou kai au-TOS Ê-men e-phe-STÔS kai sy-neu-do-KÔN kai phy-LAS-sôn ta hi-MA-ti-a tôn a-nai-ROUN-tôn au-TON
Exegesis
The subject of this clause is the articular noun phrase to haima Stephanou tou martyros sou {τὸ αἷμα Στεφάνου τοῦ μάρτυρός σου | tò haîma Stephánou toû mártyrós soú}, in which the genitives Stephanou and tou martyros sou are in apposition, identifying Stephen as “Your witness.”
The pronoun sou {σου | soú} indicates direct address to the exalted Lord who is speaking in the wider context, so the genitive construction expresses belonging and commissioning (“the witness who is Yours”).
Root and etymology
Iesousiota–eta–sigma–omicron–upsilon–sigma
“Yahweh saves”
In context — Acts 22:20
And when the blood of Stephen, Your witness , was being poured out, I Myself was standing by and consenting and guarding the garments of those who were killing him.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 22:20, so the Greek word σου (sou) 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.22.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.20.W9.S1) and character.