1 Corinthians 15:48:11 Cor.15.48.W1TAB
οἷος
hoios
“such as”
- Transliteration
- HOI-os
- Extended
- HOI-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈhoi.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- such as
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HOI-os
- sentence
HOI-os ho kho-i-KOS toi-OU-toi kai hoi kho-i-KOI kai HOI-os ho e-pou-RA-ni-os toi-OU-toi kai hoi e-pou-RA-ni-oi
Exegesis
The verse comprises two correlative comparative clauses built on hoios {οἷος | hoî-os} “of what sort” plus the article ho {ὁ | ho} and an adjective substantivum.
The first clause (hoios ho choikos {οἷος ὁ χοϊκός | hoî-os ho khoï-kós}) introduces a singular “earthly one,” immediately followed by the plural correlative (toioutoi kai hoi choikoi {τοιοῦτοι καὶ οἱ χοϊκοί | toi-oû-toi kaí hoi khoï-koí}) extending that nature to the group.
The second clause mirrors this with hoios ho epouranios {οἷος ὁ ἐπουράνιος | hoî-os ho e-pou-rá-ni-os} and toioutoi kai hoi epouranioi {τοιοῦτοι καὶ οἱ ἐπουράνιοι | toi-oû-toi kaí hoi e-pou-rá-ni-oi}, emphasizing the likeness between the heavenly representative and those “of heaven.” The conjunction kai links the two clauses, preserving the parallel comparison. English rendering requires supplying “one” or “man” to make adjectival substantives clear without altering the original contrast between earthly and heavenly.
Root and etymology
hoiosomicron–iota–omicron–sigma
“of what sort, such as”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:48
As is the earthly one , so also are the earthly ones; and as is the heavenly one , so also are the heavenly ones.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:48:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 15:48, so the Greek word οἷος (hoios) 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.15.48.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.48.W1.S1) and character.