Acts 23:20:18Acts.23.20.W18TAB
ὡς
hôs
“as though”
- Transliteration
- hôs
- Extended
- hohs
- IPA
- /hɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- as though
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
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
The comparative clause begins with hos {ὡς | hōs} ‘as, as if’, signaling that what follows represents the supposed or outward reason for the request rather than the real motive.
Root and etymology
anastasisalpha–nu–alpha–sigma–tau–alpha–sigma–iota–sigma
“rising, resurrection”
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 23:20:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 23:20, 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.23.20.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.20.W18.S1) and character.