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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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-SŌ-tōs
- 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 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 15:13:22 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.