Luke 14:21:29Luke.14.21.W29TAB
πτωχοὺς
ptōkhous
“poor”
- Transliteration
- ptō-KHOUS
- Extended
- ptoh-KHOOHS
- IPA
- /ptɔːˈkʰuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- poor
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ptō-KHOUS
- sentence
KAI pa-ra-ge-NO-me-nos ho DOU-los a-PEE-ngei-len tôi ky-REE-ôi au-TOU TAU-ta TO-te or-gis-THEIS ho oi-ko-des-PO-tês EI-pen tôi DOU-lôi au-TOU EK-sel-the ta-KHE-ôs eis tas pla-TEI-as KAI RYU-mas tês PO-le-ôs KAI tous ptō-KHOUS KAI a-na-PEI-rous KAI ty-PHLOUS KAI khō-LOUS ei-SA-ga-ge HÔ-de
Exegesis
The dative phrase tō kyriō autou {τῷ κυρίῳ αὐτοῦ | tôi kyríō autoû} marks the indirect object, while tauta {ταῦτα | taûta} summarizes the prior refusals.
Root and etymology
ptochospi–tau–omega–chi–omicron–sigma
“destitute poor”
In context — Luke 14:21
And the servant, having arrived, delivered these details to his master. Then the master of the house, having become angry, instructed his servant, “Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor , and the disabled, and the blind, and the lame.”
About this coordinate
Luke 14:21:29 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 29 of Luke 14:21, so the Greek word πτωχοὺς (ptōkhous) 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.14.21.W29, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.21.W29.S1) and character.