Luke 15:19:3Luke.15.19.W3TAB
ἄξιος
aksios
“worthy”
- Transliteration
- AK-si-os
- Extended
- AHK-sih-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈak.si.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- worthy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AK-si-os
- sentence
ou-KE-ti ei-MI AK-si-os klê-THÊ-nai hy-OS sou POI-ê-son me hôs HE-na tôn mis-THI-ōn sou
Exegesis
The verb eimi {εἰμὶ | ei-mí} ‘I am’ functions as a copula linking the subject to the predicate adjective axios {ἄξιος | á-xi-os} ‘worthy’, forming an evaluative assertion about the speaker.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha xi iota omicron sigma
“worthy, of equal weight”
In context — Luke 15:19
I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants .
About this coordinate
Luke 15:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 15:19, so the Greek word ἄξιος (aksios) 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.15.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.19.W3.S1) and character.