Luke 15:6:22Luke.15.6.W22TAB
ἀπολωλός
apolōlos
“lost”
- Transliteration
- a-po-lō-LOS
- Extended
- ah-poh-loh-LOHS
- IPA
- /a.po.lɔːˈlos/
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
KAI el-THÔN EIS ton OI-kon syn-ga-la-LEI tous PHI-lous KAI tous GEI-to-nas LE-gōn au-TOIS syn-KHA-rê-TE moi HO-ti HEU-ron to PRO-ba-ton mou to a-po-lō-LOS
Exegesis
The phrase to probaton mou to apōlōlos {τὸ πρόβατόν μου τὸ ἀπολωλός | tó pró-ba-ton mou tó a-pō-lō-lós} highlights ‘my sheep’ and ‘the one having been lost’, underscoring past vulnerability and present joy. Participial constructions become finite clauses to preserve clarity and urgency.
Root and etymology
apollumialpha–pi–omicron–lambda–lambda–upsilon–mu–iota
“to lose, destroy, perish”
In context — Luke 15:6
And when he enters his house , he gathers his friends and neighbors and says to them, “Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:6:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Luke 15:6, so the Greek word ἀπολωλός (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.15.6.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.6.W22.S1) and character.