Luke 14:35:15Luke.14.35.W15TAB
ἀκούειν
akouein
“to hear”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-ein
- Extended
- ah-KOO-eh-in
- IPA
- /aˈku.ein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to hear
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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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-KOU-ein
- sentence
OU-te eis GHEN OU-te eis ko-PRi-an EU-the-TO(n) ES-tin EK-sô BAL-lou-sin au-TO ho E-khōn Ô-ta a-KOU-ein a-kou-E-tō
Exegesis
The sequence ho echon ota akouein akoueto {ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω | ho é-chōn ô-ta a-kóu-ein a-kou-é-tō} employs an articular participle plus infinitive followed by an imperative, a formulaic challenge calling for attentive engagement, shifting from describing rejection to urging responsive hearing.
Root and etymology
akouoalpha–kappa–omicron–upsilon–omega
“to hear, listen, obey”
In context — Luke 14:35
It is not fit for the land or for the manure heap ; they throw it outside. The one who has ears to hear, let him hear.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:35:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 14:35, so the Greek word ἀκούειν (akouein) 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.14.35.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.35.W15.S1) and character.