Luke 14:28:10Luke.14.28.W10TAB
καθίσας
kathisas
“having sat down”
- Transliteration
- ka-THI-sas
- Extended
- kah-THEE-sahs
- IPA
- /kaˈtʰi.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having sat down
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Iota | 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
ka-THI-sas
- sentence
TEES gar eks hy-MON THE-lōn PYR-gon oi-ko-do-MÊ-sai ou-KHI PRÔ-ton ka-THI-sas psê-PHI-dzei tên da-PA-nēn ei E-khei eis a-par-tis-MON
Exegesis
The emphatic sequence ouchi prōton kathisas {οὐχὶ πρῶτον καθίσας | ou-khì prô-ton kathí-sas} highlights the necessity of prior action, with kathisas marking a preliminary sitting.
In context — Luke 14:28
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost , to see whether he has enough for completion ?
About this coordinate
Luke 14:28:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 14:28, so the Greek word καθίσας (kathisas) 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.14.28.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.28.W10.S1) and character.