Matthew 22:12:5Matt.22.12.W5TAB

πῶς

pôs

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Transliteration
PÔS
Extended
PÔS
IPA
/ˈpɔːs/

Meaning by language

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Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    PÔS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    PÔS ei-SÊL-thes HÔ-de MÊ E-khôn EN-dy-ma GA-moo

  3. clause

    he-TAI-re PÔS ei-SÊL-thes HÔ-de MÊ E-khôn EN-dy-ma GA-moo

  4. sentence

    KAI LE-yei au-TOI he-TAI-re PÔS ei-SÊL-thes HÔ-de MÊ E-khôn EN-dy-ma GA-moo

Exegesis

The interrogative adverb pōs {πῶς | pôs} introduces the question, followed by the aorist indicative eisēlthes {εἰσῆλθες | ei-sêl-thes}, which points to the completed act of entering.

In contextMatthew 22:12

And he said to him, “Friend , how did you come in here without having a wedding garment?” But he was speechless .

About this coordinate

Matthew 22:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 22:12, so the Greek word πῶς (pôs) 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.22.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.12.W5.S1) and character.