Luke 16:9:8Luke.16.9.W8TAB
ἐκ
ek
“from”
- Transliteration
- ek
- Extended
- ehk
- IPA
- /ek/
Meaning by language
- English
- from
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite |
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Word in context
- word
ek
- sentence
KAI e-GÔ hy-MEEN LE-gō he-au-TOIS poi-Ē-sa-te PHI-lous ek tou ma-mō-NA tês a-di-KI-as HI-na HO-tan e-KLI-pêi DEK-sōn-tai hy-MAS eis tas ai-ō-NI-ous skê-NAS
Exegesis
The phrase ek tou mamōnā tēs adikías {ἐκ τοῦ μαμωνᾶ τῆς ἀδικίας | ek toû mamōnā tēs adikías} ‘from the mammon of unrighteousness’ uses a preposition of source to characterize the wealth as morally compromised.
Root and etymology
hekatoneta kappa alpha tau omicron nu
“one hundred”
In context — Luke 16:9
And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the mammon of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 16:9, so the Greek word ἐκ (ek) 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.16.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.9.W8.S1) and character.