Luke 15:13:22Luke.15.13.W22TAB

ἀσώτως

asōtōs

recklessly

Transliteration
a-SŌ-tōs
Extended
ah-SOH-tohss
IPA
/aˈsɔː.tɔːs/

Meaning by language

English
recklessly

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Result
ἀ + σώ + τως
a + sō + tōs
asōtōs

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Sigmas — as in sit
Omegao — same as omicron
Taut — as in top
Omegao — same as omicron
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-SŌ-tōs

  2. 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 present participle zō̄n asṓtōs {ζῶν ἀσώτως | zō̄n asṓtōs} is circumstantial of manner, conveying that the loss occurred through ongoing reckless living; we render this as an adverbial phrase in English to preserve its causal and continuous nuance.

Root and etymology

asōtosalpha–sigma–omega–tau–omicron–sigma

wasteful, prodigal

In contextLuke 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 15:13:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Luke 15:13, so the Greek word ἀσώτως (asōtōs) 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.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.13.W22.S1) and character.