John 5:44:1John.5.44.W1TAB

πῶς

pōs

how

Transliteration
PŌS
Extended
POHS
IPA
/pɔːs/

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

    PŌS

  2. sentence

    PŌS DY-nas-the hy-MEIS pi-STEU-sai DO-ksan par al-LÊ-lōn lam-BA-non-tes kai tēn DO-ksan tēn pa-RA tou MO-nou the-OU ou dzē-TEI-te

Exegesis

The sentence opens with the interrogative adverb pōs {πῶς | pōs} ‘how’, framing the entire statement as a rhetorical question that challenges the listeners’ spiritual capacity.

In contextJohn 5:44

How are you able to believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that is from the only God ?

About this coordinate

John 5:44:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 5:44, so the Greek word πῶς (pōs) 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.5.44.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.44.W1.S1) and character.