Matthew 23:12:7Matt.23.12.W7TAB
ὅστις
hostis
“whoever”
- Transliteration
- HO-stis
- Extended
- HOHS-tis
- IPA
- /ˈhos.tis/
Meaning by language
- English
- whoever
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HO-stis
- phraseyour reading level
KAI HO-stis ta-pei-NÔ-sei he-au-TON hy-psô-THÊ-se-tai
- sentence
HO-stis DE hy-PSÔ-sei he-au-TON ta-pei-nô-THÊ-se-tai KAI HO-stis ta-pei-NÔ-sei he-au-TON hy-psô-THÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
The verse consists of two balanced conditional-like clauses introduced by hostis {ὅστις | hóstis} ‘whoever’, forming a tight antithetical parallelism.
In context — Matthew 23:12
But whoever will exalt himself will be humbled , and whoever will humble himself will be exalted .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 23:12, so the Greek word ὅστις (hostis) 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.23.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.12.W7.S1) and character.