John 6:19:3John.6.19.W3TAB
ὡς
hōs
“about”
- Transliteration
- hōs
- Extended
- hôhs
- IPA
- /hɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- about
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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hōs
- sentence
e-lē-la-KO-tes OUN hōs sta-DI-ous EI-ko-si PEN-te ê tri-A-kon-ta the-ō-ROU-sin ton ee-ay-SOON pe-ri-pa-TOUN-ta e-PI tês tha-LAS-sês KAI en-GYS tou ploi-OU gi-NO-me-non KAI e-pho-BÊ-thê-san
Exegesis
The adverb hōs {ὡς | hōs} ‘about’ combines with the accusative of extent stadíous eíkosi pénte ē triákonta {σταδίους εἴκοσι πέντε ἢ τριάκοντα | stadíous eíkosi pénte ē triákonta} ‘twenty-five or thirty stadia’ to indicate approximate distance covered.
In context — John 6:19
So, when they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking upon the sea and coming near the boat, and they were afraid .
About this coordinate
John 6:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 6:19, 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.6.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.19.W3.S1) and character.