Luke 19:29:3Luke.19.29.W3TAB
ὡς
hōs
“as”
- Transliteration
- hōs
- Extended
- hohs
- IPA
- /hɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- as
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hōs
- sentence
KAI e-GE-ne-to hōs ÊNG-gi-sen eis bēth-pha-GÊ KAI bē-tha-NI-an pros to O-ros to ka-LOU-me-non e-lai-ÔN a-PE-stei-len DY-o tôn ma-thē-TÔN
Exegesis
The temporal clause is introduced by hos {ὡς | hōs} “as/when,” whose verb is engisen {ἤγγισεν | ēngísen} “he drew near,” describing the approach of Jesus toward Jerusalem.
Root and etymology
ginōskōgamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omicron
“to know, recognize, perceive”
In context — Luke 19:29
And it happened, as He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany toward the mount called the Mount of Olives , that He sent two of the disciples.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 19:29, 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 Luke.19.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.29.W3.S1) and character.