Acts 7:39:6Acts.7.39.W6TAB

οἱ

hoi

the

Transliteration
hoi
Extended
hoi
IPA
/hoi/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    hoi

  2. sentence

    hô ouk ê-THEE-lê-san hy-PÊ-ko-oi ge-NES-thai hoi pa-TE-res hê-MON al-LA a-PÔ-san-to kai e-STRA-phê-san en tais kar-DI-ais au-TÔN eis AI-gy-pton

Exegesis

The subject phrase hoi pateres hēmōn {οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν | hoi pa-té-res hē-môn} appears after the infinitive, slightly delaying identification of the agents and keeping initial focus on their stance toward the one addressed.

Root and etymology

hupakouōupsilon–pi–alpha–kappa–alpha–omicron–upsilon–omega

to listen under, obey

In contextActs 7:39

To whom our fathers were not willing to be obedient, but they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt .

About this coordinate

Acts 7:39:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 7:39, 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.7.39.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.39.W6.S1) and character.