Luke 16:1:19Luke.16.1.W19TAB
διασκορπίζων
diaskorpidzōn
“wasting”
- Transliteration
- di-a-skor-PI-dzōn
- Extended
- dih-ahs-skor-PIH-dzôôn
- IPA
- /di.a.skorˈpi.dzɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- wasting
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
di-a-skor-PI-dzōn
- sentence
E-le-gen de KAI pros tous ma-thê-TAS AN-thrô-POS tis ÊN PLOU-si-os hos EI-khen oi-ko-NO-mon KAI HOU-tos di-e-BLÊ-thê au-TÔ hôs di-a-skor-PI-dzōn ta hy-PAR-khon-ta au-TOU
Exegesis
The participial phrase hōs diaskorpízōn ta huparchonta autou {ὡς διασκορπίζων τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ | hôs di-as-kor-pí-zōn tà hu-pár-chon-ta au-toû} explicates the basis of the charge, preserving the durative sense of ‘scattering.’ The translation preserves the original clause order to maintain narrative emphasis on the misuse of entrusted resources.
In context — Luke 16:1
And He addressed the disciples: “A certain rich man had a steward, and this steward was reported to him as wasting his possessions .”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:1:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Luke 16:1, so the Greek word διασκορπίζων (diaskorpidzōn) 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.16.1.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.1.W19.S1) and character.