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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Result
ἔ + χω
e + kho
ekho

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Chih/kh — like Bach
Omegao — same as omicron

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Word in context

  1. word

    E-kho

  2. 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 contextLuke 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.