1 Corinthians 13:2:201 Cor.13.2.W20TAB
ὥστε
hōste
“so that”
- Transliteration
- HŌ-ste
- Extended
- HOH-steh
- IPA
- /ˈhɔː.ste/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
HŌ-ste
- sentence
KAI e-AN E-khō pro-phē-tei-AN KAI ei-DŌ ta my-STÊ-ri-a PAN-ta KAI PA-san tēn GNŌ-sin KAI e-AN E-khō PA-san tēn PI-stin HŌ-ste O-rē me-thi-STA-nai a-GA-pēn de mē E-khō ou-THEN EI-mi
Exegesis
The second protasis, kai ean echō pasan tēn pistin {καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν | kaì eàn échō pâsan tḕn pístin}, intensifies the hypothetical scenario by adding “all faith,” which is then qualified by the result clause introduced by hōste {ὥστε | hṓste}.
The construction hōste orē methistanai {ὥστε ὄρη μεθιστάναι | hṓste órē methistánai} uses hōste with the infinitive to express result, here a hyperbolic image of faith powerful enough to move mountains.
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:2
And if I have prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have love , I am nothing.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:2:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 1 Corinthians 13:2, so the Greek word ὥστε (hōste) 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 1 Cor.13.2.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.2.W20.S1) and character.