John 19:39:17John.19.39.W17TAB

ὡς

hôs

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Transliteration
HÔS
Extended
HÔS
IPA
/hɔːs/

Meaning by language

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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

    PHE-rôn MIG-ma SMYR-nês KAI a-LO-ês HÔS LI-tras he-ka-TON

  3. sentence

    ÊL-then DE KAI ni-KO-dê-mos HO el-THÔN pros au-TON NYK-TOS TO PRÔ-ton PHE-rôn MIG-ma SMYR-nês KAI a-LO-ês HÔS LI-tras he-ka-TON

Exegesis

The quantity is expressed with hos {ὡς | hōs} introducing an approximate measure, litras hekaton {λίτρας ἑκατόν | lítras hekatón}, which underscores the lavish scale of the offering and the honor implied in the burial preparation.

Root and etymology

horaōomicron–rho–alpha–omega

to see, perceive

In contextJohn 19:39

But Nicodemus also came, the one who had first come to Him at night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about one hundred litrai.

About this coordinate

John 19:39:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 19:39, 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.19.39.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.39.W17.S1) and character.