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John 4:12:9John.4.12.W9TAB

ὃς

hos

“who”

Transliteration
HOS
Extended
HOS
IPA
/ˈhos/

Meaning by language

English
who

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    HOS

  2. sentence

    MÊ SY MEI-dzōn EI tou pa-TROS hê-MON ia-KŌB HOS E-dŌ-ken hê-MIN to PHRE-ar KAI au-TOS eks au-TOU E-pi-en KAI hoi hyi-OI au-TOU KAI ta THREM-ma-ta au-TOU

Exegesis

The relative clause hos edoken hemin to phrear {ὃς ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν τὸ φρέαρ | hòs édōken hēmîn tò phréar} further defines Jacob by his benefaction of having “given us the well,” with the dative hemin marking the beneficiaries.

Root and etymology

Ioudasiota–omicron–upsilon–delta–alpha–sigma

“descendant of Judah, Jew”

  • iota–omicron–upsilon–delta–alpha–iota–alphaJudea, Jewish regionLuke 2:4
  • iota–omicron–upsilon–delta–alpha–iota–omicron–iotaJewsRomans 1:16

In context — John 4:12

Are you greater than our father Jacob , who gave us the well , and he himself drank from it, as did his sons and his livestock?

About this coordinate

John 4:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 4:12, so the Greek word ὃς (hos) 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.4.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.12.W9.S1) and character.

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