Luke 13:16:5Luke.13.16.W5TAB
οὖσαν
ousan
“being”
- Transliteration
- OU-san
- Extended
- oo-SAHN
- IPA
- /ˈuː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- being
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
OU-san
- sentence
TAU-tên de thy-ga-TE-ra a-bra-AM OU-san hên E-dê-sen ho sa-ta-NAS i-DOU DE-ka kai ok-TÔ E-tê ouk E-dei ly-THÊ-nai a-PO tou des-MOU TOU-tou tê hê-ME-ra tou sab-BA-tou
Exegesis
An expanded accusative object appears in the phrase thugatera Abraam {θυγατέρα Ἀβραὰμ | thu-gá-té-ra Á-bra-àm} ousan {οὖσαν | oû-san}, where the participle underscores her ongoing status as Abraham’s descendant.
In context — Luke 13:16
And this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound—behold, for eighteen years—should she not be released from this bond on the Sabbath ?
About this coordinate
Luke 13:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 13:16, so the Greek word οὖσαν (ousan) 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 Luke.13.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.16.W5.S1) and character.