Luke 15:8:10Luke.15.8.W10TAB
μίαν
mian
“one”
- Transliteration
- MI-an
- Extended
- MIH-ah n
- IPA
- /ˈmi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- one
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
MI-an
- sentence
Ê TIS gy-NÊ dra-khMAS E-khou-sa DE-ka e-AN a-po-LE-sê dra-khMÊN MI-an ou-KHI HAP-tei LYKH-non KAI sa-RO I TÊN oi-KI-an KAI dzê-TEI e-pi-me-LÔS HE-ōs hou HEU-rê
Exegesis
The protasis ean apolese drachmen mian {ἐὰν ἀπολέσῃ δραχμὴν μίαν | ean apolésēi drakhmḕn mían} employs the aorist subjunctive after ean for a realistic condition.
In context — Luke 15:8
Or what woman, if she has ten drachmas and loses one, does she not light a lamp , sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
About this coordinate
Luke 15:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 15:8, so the Greek word μίαν (mian) 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.15.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.8.W10.S1) and character.