Matthew 20:16:1Matt.20.16.W1TAB
οὕτως
hootôs
“So”
- Transliteration
- HOO-tôs
- Extended
- HOO-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈhuː.tɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- So
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HOO-tôs
- sentence
HOO-tôs ES-on-tai HOI ES-kha-toi PRÔ-toi KAI HOI PRÔ-toi ES-kha-toi
Exegesis
The verse begins with the adverb houtos {οὕτως | hoú-tōs} “thus, in this way,” which signals a summarizing conclusion to the preceding parable.
In context — Matthew 20:16
Thus the last will be first , and the first will be last.
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 20:16, so the Greek word οὕτως (hootôs) 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.20.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.16.W1.S1) and character.