Acts 25:21:16Acts.25.21.W16TAB
οὗ
hou
“when”
- Transliteration
- hou
- Extended
- hoo
- IPA
- /huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hou
- sentence
tou de PAU-lou e-pi-ka-le-sa-ME-nou tê-rê-THÊ-nai au-TON eis tên tou se-bas-TOU di-AG-nō-sin e-KE-leu-sa tê-REIS-thai au-TON HE-ōs hou a-na-PEMP-sō au-TON pros KAI-sa-ra
Exegesis
The temporal conjunction phrase heōs hou {ἕως οὗ | héōs hoû} introduces a subordinate temporal clause whose verb is the subjunctive anapempsō {ἀναπέμψω | anapémpsō}, indicating anticipated future action: the sending of Paul to Kaisara {Καίσαρα | Kaísara} ‘Caesar’. The repeated auton throughout maintains clarity of reference to Paul as the object of both the appeal and the official commands. English renders the genitive absolute as a temporal “when/after” clause and the heōs hou clause with “until,” preserving the flow from appeal, to order, to ultimate transfer to the Emperor’s judgment.
Root and etymology
parakaleōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call alongside, urge, entreat”
In context — Acts 25:21
But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the Emperor , I ordered him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:21:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 25:21, so the Greek word οὗ (hou) 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.25.21.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.21.W16.S1) and character.