Luke 13:23:8Luke.13.23.W8TAB

οἱ

hoi

the

Transliteration
hoi
Extended
HOI
IPA
/hoi̯/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    hoi

  2. sentence

    EI-pen DE tis au-TOI KY-ri-e ei o-LI-goi hoi sō-DZO-me-noi ho de EI-pen pros au-TOUS

Exegesis

The conditional particle ei {εἰ | ei} introduces ei oligoi hoi sōzomenoi {εἰ ὀλίγοι οἱ σῳζόμενοι | ei olí-goi hoi sōi-zó-me-noi}, where oligoi {ὀλίγοι | olí-goi} functions as a substantive with the article and the articular participle sōzomenoi {σῳζόμενοι | sōi-zó-me-noi} denotes an ongoing state of salvation.

Root and etymology

sōzōsigma–omega–iota–zeta–omega

to save, rescue

In contextLuke 13:23

And someone asked Him, “Lord , are only a few being saved ?” And He said to them,

About this coordinate

Luke 13:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 13:23, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.13.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.23.W8.S1) and character.