Luke 15:25:11Luke.15.25.W11TAB

ὡς

hôs

as

Transliteration
hôs
Extended
hôhs
IPA
/hɔːs/

Meaning by language

English
as

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    hôs

  2. sentence

    EEN de ho hy-OS au-TOU ho pres-BY-te-ros en a-GRO KAI hôs er-KHO-me-nos ÊÊN-gis-en têi oi-KEE-ai ÊÊ-kou-sen sym-phô-NI-as KAI kho-RÔN

Exegesis

The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links to a temporal clause introduced by hôs {ὡς | hôs} ‘as,’ with the participle erchómenos {ἐρχόμενος | erchómenos} ‘coming’ connecting closely to the aorist verb enggisen {ἤγγισεν | ênggisen} ‘drew near,’ to highlight the completed approach.

Root and etymology

Rootmu–epsilon–lambda

care, concern

In contextLuke 15:25

Now his elder son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing .

About this coordinate

Luke 15:25:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 15:25, so the Greek word ὡς (hôs) 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.15.25.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.25.W11.S1) and character.