Luke 14:15:1Luke.14.15.W1TAB
Ἀκούσας
akousas
“Having heard”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-sas
- Extended
- ah-KOU-sahs
- IPA
- /aˈkuː.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- Having heard
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-KOU-sas
- sentence
a-KOU-sas DE tis tôn sy-na-na-kei-ME-nôn TAU-ta EI-pen au-TÔ ma-KA-ri-os HOS-tis PHA-ge-tai AR-ton en têi ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the circumstantial aorist participle akousas {Ἀκούσας | akousás} “having heard,” establishing temporal background for the main action.
In context — Luke 14:15
But one of those reclining , after hearing these things, said to Him, “Blessed is whoever will eat bread in the kingdom of God .”
About this coordinate
Luke 14:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 14:15, so the Greek word Ἀκούσας (akousas) 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.14.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.15.W1.S1) and character.