ὁ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ὁ

   ho

   the
2. clause🔊 Διετίας δὲ πληρωθείσης ἔλαβεν διάδοχον ὁ Φῆλιξ Πόρκιον Φῆστον·

   di-e-TI-as de plê-rô-THEI-sês E-la-ben di-A-do-khon ho PHÊ-liks POR-ki-on PHÊ-ston

   of two years and having been fulfilled received as successor the Felix Porcius Festus
3. sentence🔊 Διετίας δὲ πληρωθείσης ἔλαβεν διάδοχον ὁ Φῆλιξ Πόρκιον Φῆστον· θέλων τε ⸀χάριτα καταθέσθαι τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ὁ Φῆλιξ κατέλιπε τὸν Παῦλον δεδεμένον.

   di-e-TI-as de plê-rô-THEI-sês E-la-ben di-A-do-khon ho PHÊ-liks POR-ki-on PHÊ-ston THE-lōn te KHA-ri-ta ka-ta-THE-sthai tois i-ou-da-I-ois ho PHÊ-liks ka-TE-li-pe ton PAU-lon de-de-ME-non

   of two years and having been fulfilled received as successor the Felix Porcius Festus wanting also a favor to grant to the Jews the Felix left the Paul bound

Exegesis

The main verb elaben {ἔλαβεν | é-la-ben} “he received” takes diadochon {διάδοχον | di-á-do-khon} “successor” as its object, with ho Phelix {ὁ Φῆλιξ | ho phê-lix} as subject and Porkion Pheston {Πόρκιον Φῆστον | pór-ki-on phês-ton} in apposition specifying the incoming governor.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 δέχομαιdelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota

“to receive”

• 🔊 δέχομαιdechomaito welcomeLuke 9:48
• 🔊 προσδέχομαιprosdechomaito awaitLuke 2:25