Luke 16:2:8Luke.16.2.W8TAB
ἀκούω
akouō
“I hear”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-ō
- Extended
- ah-KOO-oh
- IPA
- /aˈkuː.ɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I hear
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
a-KOU-ō
- sentence
KAI phō-NÊ-sas au-TON EI-pen au-TOI TI TOU-to a-KOU-ō pe-RI sou a-PO-dos ton LO-gon TÊS oi-ko-no-MI-as sou ou GAR DY-nê E-ti oi-ko-no-MEIN
Exegesis
In the interrogative clause ti touto akouō peri sou {τί τοῦτο ἀκούω περὶ σοῦ | tí toû-to a-koú-ō perì soû}, the demonstrative touto highlights the speaker’s surprise at the ongoing reports implied by akouō {ἀκούω | a-koú-ō}, and the preposition peri with sou specifies the subject of those reports.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–kappa–omicron–upsilon–omega
“to hear,”
In context — Luke 16:2
And summoning him, he said to him, “What is this that I am hearing about you? Bring the account of your stewardship , because you are not able to continue as steward.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 16:2, so the Greek word ἀκούω (akouō) 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.16.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.2.W8.S1) and character.