Luke 19:5:2Luke.19.5.W2TAB
ὡς
hôs
“as”
- Transliteration
- hôs
- Extended
- hôhs
- 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
hôs
- sentence
KAI hôs ÊL-then e-PI ton TO-pon a-na-BLEP-sas ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen pros au-TON zak-KHAI-e SPEU-sas ka-TA-bê-thi SÊ-me-ron gar en tôi OI-kôi sou DEI me MEI-nai
Exegesis
The verse begins with kai {καὶ | kaì} coordinating this scene with the preceding narrative, while hos {ὡς | hōs} introduces a temporal clause that sets the time frame for elthen {ἦλθεν | ēlthen} ‘he came’.
Root and etymology
ginōskōgamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omicron
“to know, recognize, perceive”
In context — Luke 19:5
And as Jesus came to the place, having looked up, He said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today it is necessary for Me to stay at your house .”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 19:5, 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.19.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.5.W2.S1) and character.