Luke 16:4:1Luke.16.4.W1TAB
ἔγνων
egnōn
“I knew”
- Transliteration
- E-gnōn
- Extended
- EH-gnôhn
- IPA
- /ˈeg.nɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- I knew
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-gnōn
- sentence
E-gnōn TI poi-Ê-sō HI-na HO-tan me-ta-sta-THŌ ek tês oi-ko-no-MI-as DEK-sōn-tai me eis tous OI-kous he-au-TÔN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist verb egnon {ἔγνων | égnōn} ‘I knew’, introducing an indirect question with the pronoun ti {τί | tí} ‘what’ and the subjunctive poiesō {ποιήσω | poiḗsō} ‘I will do’, reflecting the steward’s deliberation.
Root and etymology
gignōskōgamma–iota–gamma–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omega
“to know, recognize”
In context — Luke 16:4
I know what I will do, so that, when I am put out of the stewardship , they will receive me into their houses .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 16:4, so the Greek word ἔγνων (egnōn) 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.16.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.4.W1.S1) and character.