Luke 15:32:16Luke.15.32.W16TAB
ἀπολωλὼς
apolôlos
“having been lost”
- Transliteration
- a-po-lô-LOS
- Extended
- ah-poh-lô-LOHS
- IPA
- /a.po.lɔːˈlos/
Meaning by language
- English
- having been lost
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-lô-LOS
- sentence
eu-phran-THÊ-nai de KAI kha-RÊ-nai E-dei HO-ti ho a-del-PHOS sou HOU-tos ne-KROS ÊN KAI E-dzê-sen KAI a-po-lô-LOS KAI heu-RE-thê
Exegesis
Two parallel contrasts follow: nekros ēn kai ezēsen {νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἔζησεν | ne-krós ēn kai é-zē-sen} ‘was dead and has come to life’ and apolōlōs kai heurethē {ἀπολωλὼς καὶ εὑρέθη | a-po-lō-lōs kai heu-ré-thē} ‘was lost and was found’, each coordinated by kai {καὶ | kaí} to underscore the comprehensive reversal, which is naturally rendered in English as paired phrases to convey the climactic joy.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–pi–omicron–lambda–lambda–upsilon–mu–iota
“to destroy, lose”
In context — Luke 15:32
But it was necessary to rejoice and to be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and has returned to life, and was lost and has been found.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:32:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 15:32, so the Greek word ἀπολωλὼς (apolôlos) 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.15.32.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.32.W16.S1) and character.