Luke 18:11:15Luke.18.11.W15TAB
ὥσπερ
hôsper
“as”
- Transliteration
- HÔS-per
- Extended
- HOHS-pehr
- IPA
- /ˈhɔːs.per/
Meaning by language
- English
- as
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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Word in context
- word
HÔS-per
- sentence
ho pha-ri-SAI-os sta-THEIS pros he-au-TON TAU-ta pro-sê-EU-khe-to ho the-OS eu-kha-ri-STÔ soi HO-ti ouk ei-MI HÔS-per hoi loi-POI tôn an-THRÔ-pôn HAR-pa-ges A-di-koi moi-KHOI ê kai hôs HOU-tos ho te-LÔ-nês
Exegesis
The conjunction hóti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces the content clause ouk eimí hōsper hoi loipoí tōn anthrōpōn {οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων | ouk ei-mì hṓs-per hoi loi-poì tôn an-thrṓ-pōn} ‘that I am not like the rest of people’.
In context — Luke 18:11
The Pharisee, having stood by himself, was praying these things: “O God , I give thanks to You that I am not like the rest of men—extortioners, unjust , adulterers—or even like this tax collector.”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 18:11, so the Greek word ὥσπερ (hôsper) 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.18.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.11.W15.S1) and character.