Luke 15:8:21Luke.15.8.W21TAB
ἕως
heōs
“until”
- Transliteration
- HE-ōs
- Extended
- HEH-ôhs
- IPA
- /ˈhe.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- until
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HE-ōs
- 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 adverb epimelos {ἐπιμελῶς | epimelôs} intensifies the seeking, and the temporal clause heos hou heure {ἕως οὗ εὕρῃ | héōs hoû heûrēi} frames the action to continue until completion with the aorist subjunctive. The English rendering preserves the conditional-rhetorical form (“if…would she not…?”) and the vivid present-tense sequence of actions.
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 15:8:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Luke 15:8, so the Greek word ἕως (heōs) 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.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.8.W21.S1) and character.