2 Corinthians 13:2:42 Cor.13.2.W4TAB
ὡς
hōs
“as”
- Transliteration
- hōs
- Extended
- hohss
- IPA
- /hɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- as
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hōs
- sentence
pro-EI-rê-ka KAI pro-LE-gō hōs pa-RŌN to DEU-te-ron KAI a-PŌN NYN tois pro-ê-mar-tê-KO-sin KAI tois loi-POIS PA-sin HO-ti e-AN EL-thō eis to PA-lin ou PHEI-so-mai
Exegesis
The particle hos {ὡς | hōs} introduces a manner comparison hos paron to deuteron {ὡς παρὼν τὸ δεύτερον | hōs parṓn tò deúteron}, literally “as though present the second time,” with the participle paron {παρὼν | parṓn} functioning temporally.
Root and etymology
dunamaidelta–upsilon–nu–alpha–mu–alpha–iota
“to be able, have power”
In context — 2 Corinthians 13:2
I have spoken previously and now give advance warning once more—as though I were present the second time , and now being absent—to those who sinned earlier and to all the rest, that if I return, I will not spare .
About this coordinate
2 Corinthians 13:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Corinthians 13:2, so the Greek word ὡς (hōs) 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 2 Cor.13.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Cor.13.2.W4.S1) and character.