Luke 16:8:23Luke.16.8.W23TAB
φωτὸς
phōtos
“light”
- Transliteration
- phō-TOS
- Extended
- phoh-TOHS
- IPA
- /pʰoˈtos/
Meaning by language
- English
- light
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
phō-TOS
- sentence
KAI e-PAI-ne-sen ho KY-ree-os ton oi-ko-NO-mon tês a-di-KI-as HO-ti phro-NI-mōs e-POI-ē-sen HO-ti hoi hy-IOI tou ai-Ô-nos TOU-tou phro-ni-MÔ-te-roi hy-PER tous hy-IOUS tou phō-TOS eis tēn ge-ne-AN tēn he-au-TÔN EI-sin
Exegesis
A second hoti introduces a comparative generalization: hoi huioi tou aionos toutou {οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου | hoí huiói toû aiônos toútou} “the sons of this age” form the subject of the comparative adjective phronimoteroi {φρονιμώτεροι | phronimṓteroi}, with hyper plus the accusative phrase tous huious tou phōtos {τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ φωτὸς | toús huioús toû phōtós} establishing “than the sons of light.”
In context — Luke 16:8
And the master commended the steward of unrighteousness because he acted prudently; for the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of light when dealing with their own generation.
About this coordinate
Luke 16:8:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Luke 16:8, so the Greek word φωτὸς (phōtos) 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.16.8.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.8.W23.S1) and character.