Luke 16:14:1Luke.16.14.W1TAB
Ἤκουον
êkouon
“They were hearing”
- Transliteration
- Ê-kou-on
- Extended
- Ê-koo-ohn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.ku.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- They were hearing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-kou-on
- sentence
Ê-kou-on DE TAU-ta PAN-ta hoi pha-ri-SA-oi phi-LAR-gy-roi hy-PAR-khon-tes KAI ek-se-my-KTÊ-ri-dzon au-TON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperfect verb ekouon {Ἤκουον | ē-kou-on} ‘they were hearing’, conveying continuous listening, while the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} introduces a shift to the Pharisees’ reaction.
In context — Luke 16:14
Now the Pharisees, being lovers of money , heard all these things and sneered at Him .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 16:14, so the Greek word Ἤκουον (êkouon) 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.16.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.14.W1.S1) and character.