Luke 15:8:15Luke.15.8.W15TAB
σαροῖ
saro i
“sweeps”
- Transliteration
- sa-RO I
- Extended
- sah-RO I
- IPA
- /saˈroi/
Meaning by language
- English
- sweeps
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
sa-RO I
- 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 emphatic negation ouchi {οὐχὶ | oukhì} introduces a sequence of three present indicative verbs—haptei {ἅπτει | háptei}, saroi {σαροῖ | sarôi}, and zetei {ζητεῖ | zētêi}—depicting immediate, habitual actions.
Root and etymology
Rootsigma–omicron–sigma
“your, yours”
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 15:8:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 15:8, so the Greek word σαροῖ (saro i) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.8.W15.S1) and character.