Acts 22:26:13Acts.22.26.W13TAB
ὁ
ho
“the”
- Transliteration
- ho
- Extended
- hoh
- IPA
- /ho/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
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ho
- sentence
a-KOU-sas de ho he-ka-ton-TAR-khês pro-sel-THÔN tôi khi-li-AR-khôi a-PÊNG-gei-len LE-gōn TÍ MEL-leis poi-EIN ho gar AN-thrō-pos HOU-tos rō-mai-OS es-tin
Exegesis
The causal conjunction gar connects to the explanatory clause ho gar anthrōpos houtos Rōmaios estin {ὁ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν | ho gar ÁN-thrō-pos HOU-tos Rho-mai-Ós es-TIN}, emphasizing the legal authority of Roman citizenship. The Greek word order, with houtos preceding Rōmaios, highlights the individual’s status. In English, participles are rendered as narrative clauses and the question preserved to maintain the original force.
Root and etymology
hekatonepsilon–kappa–alpha–tau–omicron–nu
“hundred”
In context — Acts 22:26
When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:26:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 22:26, so the Greek word ὁ (ho) 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.22.26.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.26.W13.S1) and character.