Acts 23:6:1Acts.23.6.W1TAB
Γνοὺς
gnous
“Having learned”
- Transliteration
- gnoUS
- Extended
- gnoh-US
- IPA
- /gnoˈu̯s/
Meaning by language
- English
- Having learned
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
gnoUS
- sentence
gnoUS de ho PAU-los HO-ti to HEN ME-ros es-TIN sad-dou-kai-ON to de HE-te-ron pha-ri-sai-ON E-kra-dzen en tôi sy-ne-DRI-ôi AN-dres a-del-PHOI e-GÔ pha-ri-sa-OS EI-mi hy-OS pha-ri-sai-ON pe-RI el-PI-dos kai a-na-STA-se-ôs ne-KRÔN e-GÔ KRI-no-mai
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist participle gnous {Γνοὺς | Gnoùs} “having perceived,” which functions circumstantially to present Paul’s awareness as the basis for the main action.
Root and etymology
anaginoskoalpha–nu–alpha–gamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omega
“to read, recognize”
In context — Acts 23:6
But when Paul perceived that one part was Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead that I am being judged.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 23:6, so the Greek word Γνοὺς (gnous) 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.23.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.6.W1.S1) and character.