Luke 15:2:12Luke.15.2.W12TAB
ἁμαρτωλοὺς
hamartōlous
“sinners”
- Transliteration
- ha-mar-tō-LOUS
- Extended
- hah-mahr-toh-LOUS
- IPA
- /ha.mar.tɔːˈluːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- sinners
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ha-mar-tō-LOUS
- sentence
KAI di-e-GONG-gy-zon HOI te pha-ri-SA-oi KAI HOI gram-ma-TEIS LE-gon-tes HO-ti HOU-tos ha-mar-tō-LOUS pros-DE-khe-tai KAI sy-nes-THI-ei au-TOIS
Exegesis
The accusative hamartolous {ἁμαρτωλοὺς | ha-mar-tō-lous} marks sinners as the direct object of prosdechetai {προσδέχεται | pros-dé-khe-tai}, a middle-voice verb highlighting personal reception.
In context — Luke 15:2
And the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring , saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats alongside them.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 15:2, so the Greek word ἁμαρτωλοὺς (hamartōlous) 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.15.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.2.W12.S1) and character.