Luke 15:8:5Luke.15.8.W5TAB
ἔχουσα
ekhousa
“having”
- Transliteration
- E-khou-sa
- Extended
- EH-khoo-sah
- IPA
- /ˈe.kʰu.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- having
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-khou-sa
- 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 clause tis gyne echousa deka drachmas {τίς γυνὴ ἔχουσα δέκα δραχμὰς | tís gynḕ échousa déka drakhmâs} uses the feminine nominative participle to define the hypothetical subject.
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 15:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 15:8, so the Greek word ἔχουσα (ekhousa) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.8.W5.S1) and character.