Acts 22:25:1Acts.22.25.W1TAB
ὡς
hôs
“as”
- Transliteration
- hôs
- Extended
- hôhs
- IPA
- /hɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- as
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hôs
- sentence
hôs de pro-E-tei-nan au-TON tois hi-MA-sin EI-pen pros ton he-STÔ-ta he-ka-TO-n-tar-khon ho PAU-los ei AN-thrô-pon rhô-mai-ON kai a-ka-TA-kri-ton EK-se-stin hy-MIN mas-TI-dzei(n)
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the temporal clause hos {ὡς | hōs} ‘when’ linked by the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} ‘but’, connecting this event to the preceding scene.
Root and etymology
phosphi–omega–sigma
“light, radiance”
In context — Acts 22:25
But when they had stretched him out with the straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and uncondemned ?”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 22:25, so the Greek word ὡς (hôs) 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.22.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.25.W1.S1) and character.