Luke 16:7:6Luke.16.7.W6TAB
πόσον
poson
“how much”
- Transliteration
- PO-son
- Extended
- POH-sohn
- IPA
- /ˈpo.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- how much
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PO-son
- 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 question su de poson opheileis {Σὺ δὲ πόσον ὀφείλεις | sý dè pó-son o-phei-leis} places the pronoun sy first for emphasis, with poson preceding opheileis to highlight the inquiry of obligation.
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 16:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 16:7, so the Greek word πόσον (poson) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.7.W6.S1) and character.