1 Corinthians 14:7:11 Cor.14.7.W1TAB
ὅμως
homōs
“even so”
- Transliteration
- HO-mōs
- Extended
- HOH-mohs
- IPA
- /ˈho.mɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- even so
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HO-mōs
- sentence
HO-mōs ta AP-sy-kha phō-NĒN di-DON-ta EI-te au-LOS EI-te ki-THA-ra e-AN di-a-sto-LĒN tois phthog-GOIS mē DŌ PŌS gnō-STHĒ-se-tai to au-LOU-me-non ē to ki-tha-ri-DZO-me-non
Exegesis
The verse opens with homos {ὅμως | hómōs} ‘likewise’, functioning as a conjunctive adverb that links this illustration to the preceding discussion about intelligible speech.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:7
Likewise, lifeless things giving a sound , whether a flute or a harp, if they do not give a distinction in the tones, how will what is being played on the flute or what is being played on the harp be recognized?
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 14:7, so the Greek word ὅμως (homōs) 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.14.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.7.W1.S1) and character.