John 15:6:9John.15.6.W9TAB

ὡς

hôs

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Transliteration
hôs
Extended
hôôs
IPA
/hɔːs/

Meaning by language

English
as

Alphabet Analysis

Omegao — same as omicron
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    hôs

  2. phraseyour reading level

    e-BLÊ-thê EK-sô hôs to KLÊ-ma kai ek-se-RAN-thê

  3. sentence

    e-AN MÊ tis ME-nêi en e-MOI e-BLÊ-thê EK-sô hôs to KLÊ-ma kai ek-se-RAN-thê kai sy-NA-gou-sin au-TA kai eis to PYR BAL-lou-sin kai KAI-e-tai

Exegesis

The aorist passives ἐβλήθη {ἐβλήθη | e-blḗ-thē} ‘was thrown’ and ἐξηράνθη {ἐξηράνθη | ex-ē-rán-thē} ‘withered’ present the rejection and decay as decisive outcomes, and ὡς τὸ κλῆμα {ὡς τὸ κλῆμα | hōs to klē-ma} ‘like the branch’ keeps the vineyard image concrete.

Root and etymology

kata + hōskappa-alpha-tau-alpha + eta-omega-sigma

according to, just as

In contextJohn 15:6

If anyone does not remain in Me , he is thrown outside like the branch , and it withers; they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

About this coordinate

John 15:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 15:6, 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 John.15.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.6.W9.S1) and character.