Luke 15:30:9Luke.15.30.W9TAB
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
HO-te DE ho hy-OS sou HOU-tos ho ka-ta-pha-GON sou ton BI-on me-TA por-NON ÊL-then E-thy-sas au-TÔ ton si-teu-TON MOS-khon
Exegesis
The phrase ho huios sou houtos {ὁ υἱός σου οὗτος | ho hu-i-ós sou hoû-tos} positions the demonstrative after the possessive to convey ‘this son of yours.’
The participle kataphagōn {καταφαγών | ka-ta-pha-gṓn} with sou ton bion {σου τὸν βίον} marks prior misuse ‘having devoured your livelihood,’ and meta pornōn {μετὰ πορνῶν} specifies the disreputable context. The main verbs ēlthen …
In context — Luke 15:30
But when this son of yours—who had consumed your means of living with prostitutes—returned, you sacrificed the fattened calf for him.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:30:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 15:30, 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.15.30.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.30.W9.S1) and character.