Hebrews 13:17:14Heb.13.17.W14TAB
ὡς
hôs
“as”
- Transliteration
- hôs
- Extended
- hohs
- 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
hôs
- sentence
PEI-the-ste tois hê-gou-ME-nois hy-MÔN kai hy-PEI-ke-te au-TOI gar a-gryp-NOU-sin hy-PER tôn psy-KHÔN hy-MÔN hôs LO-gon a-po-DÔ-son-tes HI-na me-TA kha-RAS TOU-to poi-Ô-sin kai mê ste-NA-dzon-tes a-ly-si-te-LES gar hy-MIN TOU-to
Exegesis
The comparative participial phrase hōs logon apodosontes {ὡς λόγον ἀποδώσοντες | hōs lógon apodṓsontes} describes those ‘about to render an account’, implying forthcoming testimony.
Root and etymology
aineōalpha–iota–nu–epsilon–omega
“to praise, commend”
In context — Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and yield to them, for they themselves keep watch over your souls as those who will render an account , so that they may do this with joy and not with groaning; for this would be unprofitable for you.
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:17:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Hebrews 13:17, so the Greek word ὡς (hôs) 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 Heb.13.17.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.17.W14.S1) and character.