Matthew 17:20:16Matt.17.20.W16TAB

ὡς

hôs

as

Transliteration
HÔS
Extended
HÔS
IPA
/ˈhɔːs/

Meaning by language

English
as

Alphabet Analysis

Omegao — same as omicron
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    HÔS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    e-AN E-khê-te PIS-tin HÔS KOK-kon si-NA-pe-ôs

  3. clause

    a-MÊN GAR LE-gô hy-MEEN e-AN E-khê-te PIS-tin HÔS KOK-kon si-NA-pe-ôs e-REI-te TÔ O-rei TOU-tô

  4. sentence

    HO DE LE-yei au-TOIS di-A TÊN o-li-go-pis-TI-an hy-MÔN a-MÊN GAR LE-gô hy-MEEN e-AN E-khê-te PIS-tin HÔS KOK-kon si-NA-pe-ôs e-REI-te TÔ O-rei TOU-tô me-TA-ba EN-then e-KEI KAI me-ta-BÊ-se-tai KAI ou-DEN a-dy-na-TÊ-sei hy-MEEN

Exegesis

A third-class conditional (ean + subjunctive) in the protasis, ean echēte pistin hōs kokkon sinapeōs {ἐὰν ἔχητε πίστιν ὡς κόκκον σινάπεως | e-án É-chē-te pís-tin hōs kók-kon si-ná-pe-ōs}, introduces a real yet contingent possibility, with the simile marked by hōs.

Root and etymology

phōsphi–omega–sigma

light, brightness

In contextMatthew 17:20

But He says to them, “Because of your little faith , for truly I say to you, if you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”

About this coordinate

Matthew 17:20:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 17:20, 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 Matt.17.20.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.20.W16.S1) and character.