John 3:12:9John.3.12.W9TAB

πῶς

pôs

how

Transliteration
PÔS
Extended
POHS
IPA
/ˈpɔːs/

Meaning by language

English
how

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    PÔS

  2. sentence

    ei TA e-PI-gei-a EI-pon hy-MEEN KAI ou pi-STEU-e-te PÔS e-AN EI-pô hy-MEEN TA e-pou-RA-ni-a pi-STEU-se-te

Exegesis

The clause ou pisteuete {οὐ πιστεύετε | ou pisteuete} ‘you do not believe’ names the present refusal that blocks the next step, while pōs {πῶς | pōs} ‘how’ turns the whole statement into a rhetorical question whose implied answer is that belief in deeper revelation is not forthcoming.

In contextJohn 3:12

If I spoke to you about things on earth and you do not believe, how will you believe if I should speak to you about heavenly things?

About this coordinate

John 3:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 3:12, so the Greek word πῶς (pôs) 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.3.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.12.W9.S1) and character.