John 11:22:5John.11.22.W5TAB
ὅσα
hosa
“whatever”
- Transliteration
- HO-sa
- Extended
- HO-sa
- IPA
- /ˈho.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- whatever
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HO-sa
- sentence
KAI NYN OI-da HO-ti HO-sa AN ai-TÊ-sêi ton the-ON DÔ-sei soi ho the-OS
Exegesis
Inside that clause, hosa an {ὅσα ἂν | hósa an} ‘whatever’ forms an indefinite relative construction, leaving the scope of the request open-ended; the particle an {ἂν | an} makes the asking hypothetical and unrestricted.
Root and etymology
hosomicron sigma
“as many as, whatever”
In context — John 11:22
Yet even now I know that whatever you might ask of God , God will bestow it on you.
About this coordinate
John 11:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 11:22, so the Greek word ὅσα (hosa) 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 John.11.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.22.W5.S1) and character.