Matthew 13:12:8Matt.13.12.W8TAB
ὅστις
hostis
“whoever”
- Transliteration
- HO-stis
- Extended
- HOH-stihs
- IPA
- /ˈhos.tis/
Meaning by language
- English
- whoever
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HO-stis
- sentence
HO-stis gar E-khei do-THAY-se-tai au-TOI kai pe-ris-seu-THAY-se-tai HO-stis de ouk E-khei kai ho E-khei ar-THAY-se-tai ap au-TOU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the relative pronoun hostis {ὅστις | hóstis} introducing a generalizing clause, followed immediately by gar {γὰρ | gár} which links this proverbial statement as the rationale for a preceding saying.
The first clause, hostis gar ekhei dothesetai auto kai perisseuthesetai {ὅστις γὰρ ἔχει δοθήσεται αὐτῷ καὶ περισσευθήσεται | hóstis gár é-khei do-thé-se-tai au-tō kaí pe-ris-seu-thé-se-tai}, presents a pattern: present possession with ekhei {ἔχει | é-khei} is followed by two future passive verbs, dothesetai {δοθήσεται | do-thé-se-tai} and perisseuthesetai {περισσευθήσεται | pe-ris-seu-thé-se-tai}.
The second half of the verse mirrors the first with contrast: hostis de ouk ekhei {ὅστις δὲ οὐκ ἔχει | hóstis dé ouk é-khei} sets up an opposing condition using de {δὲ | dé} and the negation ouk {οὐκ | ouk}.
In context — Matthew 13:12
For whoever has, it will be given to him, and he will have abundance ; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 13:12, so the Greek word ὅστις (hostis) 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 Matt.13.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.12.W8.S1) and character.