Luke 16:28:1Luke.16.28.W1TAB
ἔχω
ekho
“I have”
- Transliteration
- E-kho
- Extended
- EH-khoh
- IPA
- /ˈe.kʰoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
E-kho
- sentence
E-kho gar PEN-te a-del-PHOUS HO-pos di-a-mar-TY-ray-tai au-TOIS HI-na mê KAI au-TOI EL-thô-sin eis ton TO-pon TOU-ton tês ba-SA-nou
Exegesis
The present indicative ekho {ἔχω | é-khō} ‘I have’ opens with a declaration of possession, and the postpositive conjunction gar {γὰρ | gàr} ‘for’ introduces the reason.
In context — Luke 16:28
For I have five brothers, so that he may testify to them, so that they also may not come into this place of torment .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 16:28, so the Greek word ἔχω (ekho) 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.16.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.28.W1.S1) and character.