Luke 15:12:15Luke.15.12.W15TAB
οὐσίας
ousias
“property”
- Transliteration
- ou-SI-as
- Extended
- oo-SEE-ahs
- IPA
- /uːˈsi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- property
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ou-SI-as
- sentence
KAI EI-pen ho ne-O-te-ros au-TÔN tôi pa-TRI PA-ter DOS MOI to e-pi-BAL-lon ME-ros tês ou-SI-as ho de di-EI-len au-TOIS ton BI-on
Exegesis
The genitive tês ousías {τῆς οὐσίας | tês ou-sí-as} ‘of the estate’ specifies the source.
Root and etymology
eimiepsilon–iota–mu–iota
“to be, to exist”
In context — Luke 15:12
And the younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the portion of the estate that is coming to me.” Then he divided his livelihood among them.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:12:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 15:12, so the Greek word οὐσίας (ousias) 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.15.12.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.12.W15.S1) and character.