Hebrews 13:3:4Heb.13.3.W4TAB
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
mim-NAI-skes-the tôn des-MI-ōn hôs syn-de-de-ME-noi tôn ka-kou-khou-ME-nōn hôs KAI au-TOI ON-tes en SŌ-ma-ti
Exegesis
The comparative particle hos {ὡς | hōs} introduces the manner clause hos syndedemenoi {ὡς συνδεδεμένοι | hōs syndedeménoi} ‘as having been bound together’, with the perfect passive participle highlighting a state resulting from past binding and urging empathetic identification: remember them as if you share their chains.
A parallel genitive phrase ton kakouchoumenon {τῶν κακουχουμένων | tôn kakouchouménōn} ‘of those being mistreated’ introduces a second group, again framed by hos {ὡς | hōs} to sustain the comparison.
Root and etymology
aineōalpha–iota–nu–epsilon–omega
“to praise, commend”
In context — Hebrews 13:3
Remember the prisoners as though you yourselves are bound with them, and those who are being mistreated, as you yourselves are also in the body .
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Hebrews 13:3, 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.13.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.3.W4.S1) and character.