Romans 13:9:27Rom.13.9.W27TAB

ὡς

hôs

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Transliteration
hôs
Extended
HOHS
IPA
/hɔːs/

Meaning by language

English
as

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    hôs

  2. sentence

    to GAR ou moi-KHEU-seis ou pho-NEU-seis ou KLEP-seis ouk e-pi-thy-MÊ-seis kai EI tis he-TE-ra en-to-LÊ en tôi LO-goi TOU-tôi a-na-ke-pha-lai-OU-tai en tôi a-ga-PÊ-seis ton plê-SI-on sou hôs se-au-TON

Exegesis

Finally, the future verb agapḗseis {ἀγαπήσεις | a-ga-pḗ-seis} “you shall love” is highlighted through the prepositional introduction en tō {ἐν τῷ | en tôi} “in the” + verb phrase, leading to the substantive plēsíon {πλησίον | plē-síon} “neighbor” in the accusative, modified by the comparative expression hōs seautón {ὡς σεαυτόν | hōs se-autón} “as yourself,” which defines the measure of love.

Root and etymology

phosphi–omega–sigma

light, radiance

In contextRomans 13:9

All these commands—“You shall not commit adultery; you shall not murder; you shall not steal; you shall not covet ”—and every other commandment are summed up in one statement: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

About this coordinate

Romans 13:9:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of Romans 13:9, so the Greek word ὡς (hôs) 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.13.9.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.9.W27.S1) and character.