Acts 23:1:16Acts.23.1.W16TAB
θεῷ
theôi
“God”
- Transliteration
- the-Ôi
- Extended
- theh-OI
- IPA
- /tʰeˈɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
the-Ôi
- sentence
a-te-NEE-sas de ho PAU-los tôi sy-ne-DRI-ō EI-pen AN-dres a-del-PHOI e-GŌ PA-sēi sy-nei-DÊ-sei a-ga-THÊi pe-po-LI-teu-mai tôi the-Ôi A-khri TAU-tēs tês hê-ME-ras
Exegesis
The dative to theo {τῷ θεῷ | tō the-Ó} functions with the sense “before God,” presenting God as the ultimate audience and evaluator of that conduct.
In context — Acts 23:1
But Paul, having looked intently at the council, said, “Men, brothers, I have conducted myself with all good conscience before God until this very day.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:1:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 23:1, so the Greek word θεῷ (theôi) 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.23.1.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.1.W16.S1) and character.