Luke 14:27:1Luke.14.27.W1TAB
ὅστις
hostis
“whoever”
- Transliteration
- HO-stis
- Extended
- HOH-stihs
- IPA
- /ˈhos.tis/
Meaning by language
- English
- whoever
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HO-stis
- sentence
HO-stis ou bas-TA-zei ton stau-RON he-au-TOU KAI ER-khe-tai o-PI-sô mou ou DY-na-tai ei-NAI mou ma-thê-TÊS
Exegesis
The sentence begins with hostis {ὅστις | hó-stis} introducing a relative clause with conditional force.
In context — Luke 14:27
Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me is not able to be My disciple.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 14:27, so the Greek word ὅστις (hostis) 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 Luke.14.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.27.W1.S1) and character.