Luke 15:13:19Luke.15.13.W19TAB
οὐσίαν
ousian
“property”
- Transliteration
- ou-SI-an
- Extended
- oo-SIH-ah(n)
- IPA
- /uːˈsi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- property
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ou-SI-an
- sentence
KAI met ou pol-LAS hê-ME-ras sy-na-ga-GŌN PAN-ta ho ne-Ō-te-ros hy-OS a-pe-DÊ-mê-sen eis KHŌ-ran ma-KRAN KAI e-KEI di-es-KOR-pi-sen tên ou-SI-an au-TOU DZŌN a-SŌ-tōs
Exegesis
The second clause’s verb dieskórpisen {διεσκόρπισεν | dieskórpisen} governs tēn ousían autoû {τὴν οὐσίαν αὐτοῦ | tḕn ousían autoû} as its object, portraying complete dissipation.
Root and etymology
einaiepsilon–iota–nu–alpha–iota
“to be, exist”
In context — Luke 15:13
And a short time later, the younger son gathered together all things and departed to a distant country, and there he squandered his substance by living recklessly .
About this coordinate
Luke 15:13:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Luke 15:13, so the Greek word οὐσίαν (ousian) 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.15.13.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.13.W19.S1) and character.