Luke 15:4:12Luke.15.4.W12TAB
ἓν
hen
“one”
- Transliteration
- hen
- Extended
- hehn
- IPA
- /hen/
Meaning by language
- English
- one
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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hen
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TIS AN-thrō-pos eks hy-MON E-khōn he-ka-TON PRO-ba-ta kai a-po-LE-sas eks au-TŌN hen ou ka-ta-LEI-pei ta e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta en-NE-a en têi e-RÊ-mōi kai po-REU-e-tai e-PI to a-po-lō-LOS HE-ōs HEU-rêi au-TO
Exegesis
The aorist participle apolesas {ἀπολέσας | a-po-lé-sas} ‘having lost’ frames the missing sheep, reinforced by ex auton hen {ἐξ αὐτῶν ἓν | éx au-tôn hén} ‘from them one.’
The prepositional phrase en te eremo {ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ | en tē̂ e-rḗ-mō} ‘in the wilderness’ highlights the peril for those left behind.
Root and etymology
eip-epsilon–iota–pi
“to say”
In context — Luke 15:4
What person among you who owns a hundred sheep and loses one would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?
About this coordinate
Luke 15:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 15:4, so the Greek word ἓν (hen) 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.15.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.4.W12.S1) and character.