Luke 15:22:7Luke.15.22.W7TAB
δούλους
doulous
“servants”
- Transliteration
- DOU-lous
- Extended
- DOO-loos
- IPA
- /ˈduː.lus/
Meaning by language
- English
- servants
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
DOU-lous
- sentence
EI-pen de ho pa-TEER pros tous DOU-lous au-TOU ta-KHY ek-se-NEG-ka-te sto-LAYN tên PROO-tên kai en-DY-sa-te au-TON kai DO-te dak-TY-li-on eis tên KHEI-ra au-TOU kai hy-po-DÊ-ma-ta eis tous PO-das
Exegesis
The nominative subject ho pater {ὁ πατὴρ | patḗr} precedes the prepositional pros tous doulous autou {πρὸς τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ | pròs toùs doúlous autoû}, marking the recipients of the imperatives.
In context — Luke 15:22
But the father said to his servants, “Quickly bring out the best robe and clothe him with it, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 15:22, so the Greek word δούλους (doulous) 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.15.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.22.W7.S1) and character.