Acts 23:6:24Acts.23.6.W24TAB
υἱὸς
hyos
“son”
- Transliteration
- hy-OS
- Extended
- hyoo-OHS
- IPA
- /hyˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- son
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hy-OS
- 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
Paul’s self-identification, ego Pharisaíos eimi huios Pharisaion {ἐγὼ Φαρισαῖός εἰμι υἱὸς Φαρισαίων | egṑ Pha-ri-saî-os eí-mi hu-iós Pha-ri-saí-ōn}, combines an overt first-person pronoun with the verb “am,” heightening emphasis on his Pharisaic alignment and hereditary background.
Root and etymology
huiosupsilon–iota–omicron–sigma
“son, descendant”
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 23:6:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Acts 23:6, so the Greek word υἱὸς (hyos) 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.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.6.W24.S1) and character.