Luke 16:19:10Luke.16.19.W10TAB

βύσσον

bysson

fine linen

Transliteration
BY-sson
Extended
BYs-sohn
IPA
/ˈbys.son/

Meaning by language

English
fine linen

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Result
βύ + σσον
by + sson
bysson

Alphabet Analysis

Betav — as in victory
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Sigmas — as in sit
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    BY-sson

  2. sentence

    AN-thrō-pos DE tis EEN PLOU-si-os KAI e-ne-di-DY-ske-to por-PHY-ran KAI BY-sson eu-phrai-NO-me-nos kath hê-ME-ran lam-PROS

Exegesis

The imperfect verb ēn {ἦν | ēn} and predicate plousios {πλούσιος | ploú-si-os} frame his ongoing status, while the imperfect middle enedidysketo {ἐνεδιδύσκετο | e-ne-di-dý-ske-to} emphasizes habitual self-adornment through porphyran {πορφύραν | por-phy-ran} and bysson {βύσσον | býs-son}.

Root and etymology

byssosbeta–upsilon–sigma–sigma–omicron–sigma

fine linen, high-quality fabric

In contextLuke 16:19

Now there was a certain rich man, and he dressed himself in purple and fine linen, and he was feasting in splendor every day.

About this coordinate

Luke 16:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 16:19, so the Greek word βύσσον (bysson) 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.16.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.19.W10.S1) and character.