Romans 5:21:2Rom.5.21.W2TAB
ὥσπερ
hôsper
“just as”
- Transliteration
- HÔS-per
- Extended
- HOHS-pehr
- IPA
- /ˈhɔːs.per/
Meaning by language
- English
- just as
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HÔS-per
- sentence
HI-na HÔS-per e-ba-SI-leu-sen hê ha-mar-TI-a en tôi tha-NA-tôi HOU-tôs kai hê KHA-ris ba-si-LEU-sêi di-A di-kai-o-SY-nês eis dzô-ÊN ai-Ô-ni-on di-A ee-ay-SOO khree-STOO tou ky-REE-ou hê-MON
Exegesis
houtos {ὥσπερ … οὕτως | hṓs-per … hoú-tōs} frames a parallel between two sovereign rulers: sin (he hamartia) whose aorist indicative ebasileusen {ἐβασίλευσεν | e-ba-sí-leu-sen} locates its decisive rule within the realm of death (en tō thanatō), and grace (he charis) whose subjunctive basileuse {βασιλεύσῃ | ba-si-leú-sē} indicates the divine purpose for rulership.
In context — Romans 5:21
In order that just as sin ruled in death, so also grace might rule through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord .
About this coordinate
Romans 5:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Romans 5:21, so the Greek word ὥσπερ (hôsper) 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.5.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.5.21.W2.S1) and character.