Acts 23:20:10Acts.23.20.W10TAB
ὅπως
hopôs
“so that”
- Transliteration
- HO-pôs
- Extended
- HOH-pohs
- IPA
- /ˈho.pɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HO-pôs
- sentence
EI-pen de HO-ti hoi i-ou-DAI-oi sy-NE-thehn-to tou e-rô-TÊ-sai se HO-pôs AU-ri-on ton PAU-lon ka-ta-GA-gêis eis to sy-NE-dri-on hôs MEL-lon ti a-kri-VES-te-ron pyn-THA-nes-thai pe-RI au-TOU
Exegesis
This purpose is then expanded by the conjunction of purpose hopos {ὅπως | hó-pos} ‘so that’, which introduces the subordinate clause containing the aorist subjunctive katagages {καταγάγῃς | ka-ta-gá-gēs} ‘you might bring down’.
In context — Acts 23:20
He said, “The Jews have conspired to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they are about to inquire something more accurately concerning him.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 23:20, so the Greek word ὅπως (hopôs) 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.23.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.20.W10.S1) and character.