Matthew 19:9:5Matt.19.9.W5TAB
ὃς
hos
“who”
- Transliteration
- HOS
- Extended
- HOS
- IPA
- /ˈhos/
Meaning by language
- English
- who
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
LE-gô DE hy-MIN HO-ti HOS AN a-po-LY-sê TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOO MÊ e-PI por-NEI-a KAI ga-MÊ-sê AL-lên moi-KHA-tai KAI HO a-po-le-ly-MÊ-nên ga-MÊ-sas moi-KHA-tai
Exegesis
Within, hos {ὃς | hòs} ‘whoever’ plus an {ἂν | àn} and the aorist subjunctive apolysē {ἀπολύσῃ | apolýsē} ‘may divorce’ expresses any potential dissolution of marriage.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omicron
“to say, speak”
In context — Matthew 19:9
But I say to you, that whoever divorces his wife, except on account of sexual immorality , and marries another, commits adultery. And whoever marries the one who has been divorced also commits adultery .
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 19:9, 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.19.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.9.W5.S1) and character.