Matthew 23:18:4Matt.23.18.W4TAB
ὀμόσῃ
omosê
“swears”
- Transliteration
- o-MO-sê
- Extended
- oh-MOH-sê
- IPA
- /o.ˈmo.seː/
Meaning by language
- English
- swears
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
o-MO-sê
- phraseyour reading level
HOS AN o-MO-sê en TOI thy-si-a-stê-RI-oi
- clause
HOS AN o-MO-sê en TOI thy-si-a-stê-RI-oi oo-DEN es-tin HOS d AN o-MO-sê en TOI DÔ-roi TOI e-PA-nô au-TOO o-PHEI-lei
- sentence
KAI HOS AN o-MO-sê en TOI thy-si-a-stê-RI-oi oo-DEN es-tin HOS d AN o-MO-sê en TOI DÔ-roi TOI e-PA-nô au-TOO o-PHEI-lei
Exegesis
The first uses tis ean omosē {τις ἐὰν ὀμόσῃ | tis eán omósē} as a generic condition (“if anyone should swear”), with the aorist subjunctive indicating a hypothetical act of oath-taking.
The second half is introduced by the relative clause hos d’ an omosē {ὃς δ’ ἂν ὀμόσῃ | hos d' án omósē}, functionally equivalent to “but whoever might swear,” with de {δέ | dé} marking a strong contrast and an {ἂν | án} again pairing with the subjunctive to maintain a general condition.
In context — Matthew 23:18
And whoever swears by the altar , it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is upon it, he is obligated .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 23:18, so the Greek word ὀμόσῃ (omosê) 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.23.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.18.W4.S1) and character.