Acts 27:30:17Acts.27.30.W17TAB
ὡς
hōs
“as if”
- Transliteration
- hōs
- Extended
- hôhs
- IPA
- /hɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- as if
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hōs
- sentence
tôn de nau-TÔN zê-TOUN-tōn phy-GEIN ek tou ploi-OU KAI kha-la-SAN-tōn tēn SKA-phēn eis tēn THA-las-san pro-PHA-sei hōs ek PRŌ-ï-rēs an-KY-ras mel-LON-tōn ek-TEI-nein
Exegesis
The subordinating conjunction hōs {ὡς | hōs} ‘as if’ introduces a hypothetical clause built on the participle mellóntōn {μελλόντων | mellóntōn} ‘being about’ and its complementary infinitive ekteínein {ἐκτείνειν | ekteínein} ‘to let down.’
Root and etymology
phileōphi–iota–lambda–epsilon–omega
“with humane kindness”
In context — Acts 27:30
But the sailors were seeking to flee from the ship; they lowered the boat into the sea under pretense, as if they were about to let down anchors from the bow .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:30:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 27:30, so the Greek word ὡς (hōs) 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.27.30.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.30.W17.S1) and character.