⸂ὡς

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ⸂ὡς

   hôs

   as
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 πάντες γὰρ ⸂ὡς προφήτην ἔχουσιν τὸν Ἰωάννην⸃.

   PAN-tes GAR hôs pro-PHÊ-tên E-khoo-sin TON i-ô-AN-nên

   for all {they} hold {the} John as a prophet
3. clause🔊 Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, φοβούμεθα τὸν ὄχλον, πάντες γὰρ ⸂ὡς προφήτην ἔχουσιν τὸν Ἰωάννην⸃.

   eks an-THRÔ-pôn pho-BOO-me-tha TON O-khlon PAN-tes GAR hôs pro-PHÊ-tên E-khoo-sin TON i-ô-AN-nên

   from people we fear the crowd for all {they} hold {the} John as a prophet
4. sentence🔊 ἐὰν δὲ εἴπωμεν· Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, φοβούμεθα τὸν ὄχλον, πάντες γὰρ ⸂ὡς προφήτην ἔχουσιν τὸν Ἰωάννην⸃.

   e-AN DE EI-po-men eks an-THRÔ-pôn pho-BOO-me-tha TON O-khlon PAN-tes GAR hôs pro-PHÊ-tên E-khoo-sin TON i-ô-AN-nên

   but if we say from people we fear the crowd for all {they} hold {the} John as a prophet

Exegesis

The comparative particle hōs {ὡς | hōs} opens a clause with prophētēn {προφήτην | pro-phḗ-tēn} “prophet,” and echousin {ἔχουσιν | é-chou-sin} conveys the crowd’s perception of John. This structure highlights the leaders’ dilemma amid popular acclaim.