Acts 9:39:28Acts.9.39.W28TAB
οὖσα
ousa
“being”
- Transliteration
- OU-sa
- Extended
- OO-sah
- IPA
- /ˈuː.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- being
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
OU-sa
- sentence
a-na-STAS de PE-tros sy-NEEL-then au-TOIS hon pa-ra-ge-NO-me-non a-NAY-ga-gon eis to hy-pe-ROH-on kai pa-RE-stê-san au-TOI PA-sai hai KHÊ-rai KLAI-ou-sai kai e-pi-deik-NY-me-nai khi-TÔ-nas kai hi-MA-ti-a HO-sa e-POI-ei met au-TÔN OU-sa hê dor-KAS
Exegesis
Finally, the participle ousa {οὖσα | oû-sa} ‘being’ with the prepositional phrase met’ autōn {μετʼ αὐτῶν | met' au-tôn} ‘with them’ situates her sustained presence among the community. In translation, Greek participles are rendered as finite verbs or temporal clauses (“when he came,” “while she was with them”) to ensure clarity and preserve the sequence of actions and emotional tone.
In context — Acts 9:39
Then Peter rose and accompanied them. Upon his arrival, they led him into the upper room, where all the widows stood by him weeping and showing the tunics and garments that Dorcas had been making while she was with them.
About this coordinate
Acts 9:39:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of Acts 9:39, so the Greek word οὖσα (ousa) 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.9.39.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.9.39.W28.S1) and character.