Acts 25:16:7Acts.25.16.W7TAB
ἔθος
ethos
“a custom”
- Transliteration
- E-thos
- Extended
- EHS-thohs
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰos/
Meaning by language
- English
- a custom
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
E-thos
- sentence
pros hous a-pe-KRI-thên HO-ti ouk ES-tin E-thos rhō-ma-I-ois kha-RI-dzeS-THAI TI-na AN-thrō-pon prin ê ho ka-tê-go-ROU-me-nos ka-TA PRO-sō-pon E-khoi tous ka-tê-GO-rous TO-pon te a-po-lo-GI-as LA-boi pe-RI tou en-KLÊ-ma-tos
Exegesis
The negation ouk estin ethos Rhomaiois {οὐκ ἔστιν ἔθος Ῥωμαίοις | ouk éstin éthos Rhōmaíois} ‘it is not the custom for Romans’ states a legal principle, with ethos {ἔθος | éthos} ‘custom, practice’ and the dative group marker Rhomaiois.
Root and etymology
ethōepsilon–theta–omega
“custom, habit”
In context — Acts 25:16
I answered them that it is not the custom for Romans to hand over any person as a favor before the accused has his accusers face to face and has received an opportunity for a defense concerning the accusation.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 25:16, so the Greek word ἔθος (ethos) 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.25.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.16.W7.S1) and character.