John 19:33:6John.19.33.W6TAB

ὡς

hōs

when

Transliteration
hōs
Extended
hôs
IPA
/hɔːs/

Meaning by language

English
when

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    hōs

  2. phraseyour reading level

    hōs EE-don Ê-dê au-TON te-thnê-KO-ta

  3. sentence

    e-PEE de ton ee-ay-SOON el-THON-tes hōs EE-don Ê-dê au-TON te-thnê-KO-ta ou ka-TE-ak-san au-TOU ta SKE-lê

Exegesis

The participle elthontes {ἐλθόντες | elthóntes} “having come” stands at the head of the clause and is linked with the temporal conjunction hos {ὡς | hōs} “when,” producing a temporal participial construction: “when they had come.”

Root and etymology

horaōomicron–rho–alpha–omega

to see, perceive

In contextJohn 19:33

But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs .

About this coordinate

John 19:33:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 19:33, so the Greek word ὡς (hōs) 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.19.33.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.33.W6.S1) and character.