Matthew 13:32:18Matt.13.32.W18TAB
ὥστε
hōste
“so that”
- Transliteration
- HŌ-ste
- Extended
- HOH-steh
- IPA
- /ˈhɔː.ste/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
HŌ-ste
- sentence
ho mi-KRO-te-ron MEN ES-tin PAN-tōn tōn sper-MA-tōn HO-tan de au-ksē-THÊ MEI-dzon tōn la-KHA-nōn ES-tin KAI GI-ne-tai DEN-dron HŌ-ste el-THEIN ta pe-tei-NA tou ou-ra-NOU KAI ka-ta-skê-NOUN en tois KLA-dois au-TOU
Exegesis
The conjunction hoste {ὥστε | hṓ-ste} introduces a result clause, here followed by coordinated infinitives elthein {ἐλθεῖν | el-theîn} and kataskenoun {κατασκηνοῦν | ka-ta-skē-noûn}, expressing the consequent actions: the birds come and nest.
In context — Matthew 13:32
It is indeed the smallest of all the seeds , but when it has grown it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and nest in its branches .
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:32:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 13:32, so the Greek word ὥστε (hōste) 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.13.32.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.32.W18.S1) and character.