Acts 26:13:16Acts.26.13.W16TAB

φῶς

phôs

light

Transliteration
PHÔS
Extended
phôhs
IPA
/pʰɔːs/

Meaning by language

English
light

Alphabet Analysis

Phiph — as in phone (f)
Omegao — same as omicron
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    PHÔS

  2. sentence

    hê-ME-ras ME-sês ka-TA tên ho-DON EI-don ba-si-LEU ou-ra-NO-then hy-PER tên lam-PRO-tê-ta tou hê-LI-ou pe-ri-LAMP-san me PHÔS KAI tous syn e-MOI po-reu-o-ME-nous

Exegesis

The aorist participle perilampsan {περιλάμψαν | pe-ri-lámp-san} “having shone around” is accusative neuter singular and agrees with phos {φῶς | phôs} “light,” forming the unit me phos perilampsan “a light having shone around me.” This construction depicts the light as encircling Paul, not merely appearing at a distance.

Root and etymology

phōphi–omega

light, radiance

In contextActs 26:13

At midday , O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining around me and those journeying with me.

About this coordinate

Acts 26:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 26:13, so the Greek word φῶς (phôs) 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.26.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.13.W16.S1) and character.