Acts 6:2:3Acts.6.2.W3TAB
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
pros-ka-le-SA-me-noi de hoi DO-de-ka to PLÊ-thos tôn ma-thê-TÔN EI-pan ouk a-re-STON es-TIN hê-MAS ka-ta-LEIP-san-tas ton LO-gon tou the-OU di-a-ko-NEIN tra-PE-dzais
Exegesis
The subject is expressed by the articular numeral hoi dodeka {οἱ δώδεκα | hoi do-de-ka}, denoting the core apostolic body.
Root and etymology
adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma
“brother, from the same womb”
In context — Acts 6:2
But the twelve, having summoned the multitude of the disciples, said, “It is not right for us, having left the word of God , to serve tables .”
About this coordinate
Acts 6:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 6:2, 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.6.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.6.2.W3.S1) and character.