Mark 9:41:1Mark.9.41.W1TAB
Ὃς
hos
“whoever”
- Transliteration
- HOS
- Extended
- HOHS
- IPA
- /hos/
Meaning by language
- English
- whoever
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HOS
- sentence
HOS gar AN po-TI-sê hy-MAS po-TE-ri-on HY-da-tos en o-NO-ma-ti HO-ti khri-STOU ES-te a-MÊN LE-gō hy-MEEN HO-ti ou MÊ a-po-LE-sê ton mis-THON au-TOU
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the relative clause hos gar an potise {ὃς γὰρ ἂν ποτίσῃ | hós gàr àn potísē}, where the combination of the relative pronoun with the particle an and the aorist subjunctive creates an open-ended, indefinite condition, effectively meaning “whoever might give.”
Root and etymology
χρίω
“to anoint”
In context — Mark 9:41
For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in the Name, because you are Christ’s , truly I say to you, he will never lose his reward .
About this coordinate
Mark 9:41:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 9:41, so the Greek word Ὃς (hos) 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 Mark.9.41.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.41.W1.S1) and character.