Acts 28:2:1Acts.28.2.W1TAB
οἱ
hoi
“the”
- Transliteration
- hoi
- Extended
- hoi
- IPA
- /hoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hoi
- sentence
hoi te BAR-ba-roi pa-REI-khon ou tên ty-KHOU-san phi-lan-thrô-PEE-an hê-MEEN HAP-san-tes gar py-RAN pro-se-LA-bon-to PAN-tas hê-MAS di-A ton hy-e-TON ton e-phes-TÔ-ta KAI di-A to PSY-khos
Exegesis
The verse opens with the nominative phrase hoi te barbaroi {οἱ τε βάρβαροι | hoi te bár-ba-roi} “the foreigners also,” where the connective particle te links this statement to the preceding narrative and identifies the non-Greek inhabitants as the subject.
Root and etymology
barbarosbeta–alpha–rho–beta–alpha–rho–omicron–sigma
“foreigner, one who speaks an unintelligible language”
In context — Acts 28:2
The foreigners also showed us not the usual kindness , for after kindling a fire they welcomed us all because of the rain that was upon us and because of the cold.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 28:2, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.28.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.2.W1.S1) and character.