Matthew 18:5:2Matt.18.5.W2TAB

ὃς

hos

Whoever

Transliteration
HOS
Extended
HOS
IPA
/ˈhos/

Meaning by language

English
Whoever

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    HOS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KAI HOS e-AN DEK-sê-tai HEN pai-DI-on toi-OO-to e-PI TOI o-no-ma-TI moo

  3. sentence

    KAI HOS e-AN DEK-sê-tai HEN pai-DI-on toi-OO-to e-PI TOI o-no-ma-TI moo e-ME DE-khe-tai

Exegesis

The verse begins with the relative conditional construction hos an {ὃς ἄν | hós án}, pairing the particle an with the subjunctive dexetai {δέξηται | déxētai} to express a general truth.

Root and etymology

mikrosmu–iota–kappa–rho–omicron–sigma

small, little

In contextMatthew 18:5

And anyone who receives one such child in My name receives Me .

About this coordinate

Matthew 18:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 18:5, 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 Matt.18.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.5.W2.S1) and character.