Revelation 14:2:7Rev.14.2.W7TAB
ὡς
hōs
“like”
- Transliteration
- hōs
- Extended
- hohs
- IPA
- /hɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- like
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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hōs
- sentence
kai Ê-kou-sa phō-NÊN ek tou ou-ra-NOU hōs phō-NÊN hy-DA-tōn pol-LÔN kai hōs phō-NÊN bron-TÊS me-GA-lēs kai hê phō-NÊ hēn Ê-kou-sa hōs ki-tha-rōi-DÔN ki-tha-ri-ZON-tōn en tais ki-THA-rais au-TÔN
Exegesis
A series of comparative clauses introduced by hos {ὡς | hōs} follows: hos phonen hydaton pollon {ὡς φωνὴν ὑδάτων πολλῶν | hōs phō-nḗn hy-da-tōn pol-lōn} “like a voice of many waters” and hos phonen brontes megales {ὡς φωνὴν βροντῆς μεγάλης | hōs phō-nḗn bron-tês me-gá-lēs} “like a voice of great thunder.” Each genitive phrase modifies phonen, layering auditory imagery of both continuity and sudden force.
The final comparison hos kitharodon kitharizonton en tais kitharais auton {ὡς κιθαρῳδῶν κιθαριζόντων ἐν ταῖς κιθάραις αὐτῶν | hōs ki-tha-rō-dôn ki-tha-ri-zón-tōn en taîs ki-thá-rais au-tōn} uses a genitive of description with a participle to depict ongoing musical action by harpists. The triadic pattern of comparisons from natural elements to crafted music underscores the overwhelming yet harmonious nature of the heavenly voice.
In context — Revelation 14:2
And I heard a sound issuing from heaven, like surging waters and like mighty thunder; and the sound I heard was like harpists plucking their harps.
About this coordinate
Revelation 14:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Revelation 14:2, so the Greek word ὡς (hōs) 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 Rev.14.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.2.W7.S1) and character.