Luke 15:19:6Luke.15.19.W6TAB
σου
sou
“your”
- Transliteration
- sou
- Extended
- soo
- IPA
- /suː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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sou
- 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 infinitive klēthēnai {κληθῆναι | klē-thē-nai} ‘to be called’ serves as a complementary infinitive, expressing the sphere in which worthiness is denied, while the phrase huios sou {υἱός σου | hui-ós sou} ‘your son’ stands as the nominative subject of the infinitive with the genitive sou marking possession.
The comparative particle hōs {ὡς | hōs} ‘as, like’ marks a comparison between the speaker’s desired status and that of hena tōn misthiōn sou {ἕνα τῶν μισθίων σου | hé-na tôn mis-thi-ōn sou} ‘one of your hired servants’, where the genitive phrase tôn misthiōn sou functions as a partitive genitive specifying the larger group from which “one” is drawn. The word order moves from the renunciation of filial worthiness to the request for a reduced status, heightening the sense of humility and self-abasement before the plea.
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 15:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 15:19, so the Greek word σου (sou) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.19.W6.S1) and character.