Luke 15:4:27Luke.15.4.W27TAB
εὕρῃ
heurêi
“finds”
- Transliteration
- HEU-rêi
- Extended
- HEH-oo-RAY-ee
- IPA
- /ˈheu.rɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- finds
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
HEU-rêi
- 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
Finally, the conjunction heos with subjunctive heure {ἕως εὕρῃ | hé-ōs heú-rē} ‘until he might find’ signals unremitting determination to recover auto {αὐτό | au-tó} ‘it,’ reflecting the shepherd’s committed compassion.
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 15:4:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of Luke 15:4, so the Greek word εὕρῃ (heurêi) 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.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.4.W27.S1) and character.