Luke 16:29:4Luke.16.29.W4TAB
Ἔχουσι
ekhousi
“they have”
- Transliteration
- E-khou-si
- Extended
- EH-khou-sih
- IPA
- /ˈe.kʰu.si/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-khou-si
- sentence
LE-gei de a-bra-AM E-khou-si mô-yü-SE-a KAI tous pro-PHÊ-tas a-kou-SA-tô-san au-TÔN
Exegesis
The verb echousi {Ἔχουσι | é-khou-si} governs the coordinated accusative objects mousea kai tous prophētas {Μωϋσέα καὶ τοὺς προφήτας | mōu-sé-a kai tous prophḗ-tas}, compressing the Law and the Prophets into a single referent for existing revelation.
In context — Luke 16:29
But Abraham says, “They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 16:29, so the Greek word Ἔχουσι (ekhousi) 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.16.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.29.W4.S1) and character.