Acts 7:32:8Acts.7.32.W8TAB
θεὸς
theos
“God”
- Transliteration
- the-OS
- Extended
- theh-OHS
- IPA
- /tʰeˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
the-OS
- sentence
e-GO ho the-OS tôn pa-TE-rōn sou ho the-OS a-bra-AM kai i-sa-AK kai i-a-KŌB EN-tro-mos de ge-NO-me-nos mō-y-SÊS ouk e-TOL-ma ka-ta-no-Ê-sai
Exegesis
The verse opens with an emphatic subject egō {Ἐγώ | egṓ} followed by a nominative predicate phrase ho theos tōn paterōn sou {ὁ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων σου | ho theós tōn patérōn sou}, forming a nominal clause with an implied copula “am.”
The second appositional phrase ho theos Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb {ὁ θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακώβ | ho theós Abraám kai Isaák kai Iakṓb} restates “the God” with the patriarchal names, creating a parallel structure that underscores covenant continuity from the “fathers” to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Root and etymology
theostheta–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“god, deity”
In context — Acts 7:32
“I am the God of your fathers , the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.” Then, having become terrified, Moses did not dare to look closely.
About this coordinate
Acts 7:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 7:32, so the Greek word θεὸς (theos) 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.7.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.32.W8.S1) and character.