Luke 15:4:25Luke.15.4.W25TAB
ἀπολωλὸς
apolōlos
“lost”
- Transliteration
- a-po-lō-LOS
- Extended
- ah-poh-loh-LOHS
- IPA
- /a.po.loˈlos/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-lō-LOS
- sentence
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 verb poreuetai epi to apololos {πορεύεται ἐπὶ τὸ ἀπολωλὸς | po-réu-e-tai epì tò a-po-lō-lós} ‘go after the lost one’ conveys deliberate pursuit.
Root and etymology
apollumialpha–pi–omicron–lambda–lambda–upsilon–mu–iota
“to lose, destroy, perish”
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 15:4:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of Luke 15:4, so the Greek word ἀπολωλὸς (apolōlos) 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.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.4.W25.S1) and character.