Luke 16:7:12Luke.16.7.W12TAB
κόρους
korous
“measures”
- Transliteration
- KO-rous
- Extended
- KOH-roos
- IPA
- /ˈko.rus/
Meaning by language
- English
- measures
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
KO-rous
- sentence
E-pe-ta he-TE-rô EI-pen SY de PO-son o-PHEI-leis ho de EI-pen he-ka-TON KO-rous SI-tou LE-gei au-TÔ DEK-sai sou ta GRAm-ma-ta KAI GRAP-son og-do-Ê-kon-ta
Exegesis
The second eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} delivers the response hekaton korous sitou {Ἑκατὸν κόρους σίτου | Hé-ka-ton kó-rous sí-tou} as a precise quantity.
Root and etymology
koroskappa–omicron–rho–omicron–sigma
“measure of grain”
In context — Luke 16:7
Then he said to another, “And you, how much do you owe?” He answered, “One hundred measures of wheat.” Then he said to him, “Take your bill and write eighty .”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 16:7, so the Greek word κόρους (korous) 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.16.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.7.W12.S1) and character.