Acts 27:9:6Acts.27.9.W6TAB
ὄντος
ontos
“being”
- Transliteration
- ON-tos
- Extended
- OHN-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈon.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- being
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ON-tos
- sentence
hi-ka-NOU de KHO-ro-nou di-a-ge-no-ME-nou kai ON-tos Ê-dê e-pi-spha-LOUS tou PLO-os di-A to kai tên nê-stei-AN Ê-dê pa-re-lê-ly-THE-nai pa-RÊI-nei ho PAU-los
Exegesis
A second genitive absolute ontos ēdē episphalous tou ploíou {ὄντος ἤδη ἐπισφαλοῦς τοῦ πλοίου | ón-tos ḗ-dē e-pi-spha-loûs toû plo-í-ou} adds a circumstantial state showing the voyage had become dangerous.
In context — Acts 27:9
After considerable time had passed and the voyage was already becoming dangerous because the Fast had already gone by, Paul began to advise them.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 27:9, so the Greek word ὄντος (ontos) 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.27.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.9.W6.S1) and character.