Romans 13:2:1Rom.13.2.W1TAB

ὥστε

hôste

so then

Transliteration
HÔ-ste
Extended
HÔH-steh
IPA
/ˈhɔː.ste/

Meaning by language

English
so then

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Result
ὥ + στε
hô + ste
hôste

Alphabet Analysis

Omegao — same as omicron
Sigmas — as in sit
Taut — as in top
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    HÔ-ste

  2. sentence

    HÔ-ste ho an-ti-ta-SSO-me-nos tê ek-sou-SI-a tê tou the-OU di-a-ta-GÊ an-THE-stê-ken hoi de an-the-stê-KO-tes he-au-TOIS KRI-ma LÊM-psON-tai

Exegesis

The conjunction hoste {ὥστε | hṓ-ste} ‘therefore, so then’ introduces a consequence drawn from the preceding argument about submission to rulers.

In contextRomans 13:2

So then, whoever resists the authority is opposing what God has ordained, and those who oppose it will receive judgment upon themselves.

About this coordinate

Romans 13:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 13:2, so the Greek word ὥστε (hôste) 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 Rom.13.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.2.W1.S1) and character.