Acts 23:18:12Acts.23.18.W12TAB
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
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ho men oun pa-ra-la-BON au-TON Ê-ga-gen pros ton khi-LI-ar-khon kai phê-SIN ho DES-mi-os PAU-los pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos me ê-RÔ-tê-sen TOU-ton ton ne-a-NI-an a-ga-GEIN pros SE E-khon-TA ti la-LÊ-SAI soi
Exegesis
The verse opens with the cluster ho men oun {ὁ μὲν οὖν | ho mén oûn} ‘the one then on the one hand’, which signals a narrative transition and lightly contrasts this character’s action with others in the surrounding context.
Inside the quotation, the nominative phrase ho desmios Paulos {Ὁ δέσμιος Παῦλος | Ho dés-mi-os Paû-los} ‘the prisoner Paul’ serves as the subject, fronting Paul’s status as a prisoner for emphasis.
Root and etymology
desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma
“bond, chain”
In context — Acts 23:18
So then, the one who had taken him brought him to the tribune and said, “Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 23:18, 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.23.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.18.W12.S1) and character.