Luke 15:4:6Luke.15.4.W6TAB
ἑκατὸν
hekaton
“a hundred”
- Transliteration
- he-ka-TON
- Extended
- heh-kah-TON
- IPA
- /he.kaˈton/
Meaning by language
- English
- a hundred
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
he-ka-TON
- 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 participial clause echon hekaton probata {ἔχων ἑκατὸν πρόβατα | é-chōn he-ká-ton pró-ba-ta} ‘having a hundred sheep’ indicates ongoing possession.
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 15:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 15:4, so the Greek word ἑκατὸν (hekaton) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.4.W6.S1) and character.