Hebrews 13:4:16Heb.13.4.W16TAB
θεός
theos
“God”
- Transliteration
- the-OS
- Extended
- theh-OHS
- IPA
- /tʰeˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
the-OS
- sentence
TI-mi-os ho GA-mos en PA-sin kai hê KOI-tê a-MI-an-tos POR-nous gar kai moi-KHOUS kri-NEI ho the-OS
Exegesis
The explanatory conjunction gar {γὰρ | gar} introduces the rationale clause: pornous gar kai moichous krinei ho theos {πόρνους γὰρ καὶ μοιχοὺς κρινεῖ ὁ θεός | pór-nous gar kaí moi-khoús kri-neî ho the-ós}. Here, pornous and moichous form a coordinated double direct object of krinei, while ho theos functions as the subject placed after the verb for emphasis on the objects under judgment. The future indicative krinei encodes a certain, decisive future action. The shift from nominal, verbless clauses to a finite verb in the final clause creates a movement from ideal norm (honored, undefiled marriage) to solemn warning (inevitable divine judgment), which the translations maintain by rendering the first part as moral exhortation and the last as a firm predictive statement.
Root and etymology
Roottheta–epsilon
“god, deity”
In context — Hebrews 13:4
Marriage should be honored among all, and the marriage bed kept undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:4:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Hebrews 13:4, so the Greek word θεός (theos) 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.13.4.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.4.W16.S1) and character.