Luke 17:18:11Luke.17.18.W11TAB
ἀλλογενὴς
allogenês
“foreigner”
- Transliteration
- al-lo-ge-NÊS
- Extended
- ahl-loh-geh-NÊS
- IPA
- /al.lo.geˈnɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- foreigner
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-lo-ge-NÊS
- sentence
oukh heu-RE-thê-san hy-po-STRE-psan-tes DOU-nai DO-ksan tôi the-Ô ei mê ho al-lo-ge-NÊS HOU-tos
Exegesis
The combination ei mē {εἰ μὴ | ei mē} introduces an exceptive clause, effectively meaning ‘except,’ and sets off the phrase ho allogenēs houtos {ὁ ἀλλογενής οὗτος | ho allogenḗs hoû-tos} ‘this foreigner,’ where the demonstrative houtos adds deictic emphasis to the one surprising individual who did return. The syntactic arrangement, with the negative and the passive verb fronted and the exceptive clause reserved for the end, creates a strong rhetorical contrast between the many who did not return and the single foreigner who did, underscoring the ironic gratitude of an outsider over against the apparent ingratitude of others.
Root and etymology
allosalpha–lambda–lambda–omicron–sigma
“other”
In context — Luke 17:18
Were none found having returned to give glory to God , except this foreigner ?
About this coordinate
Luke 17:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 17:18, so the Greek word ἀλλογενὴς (allogenês) 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.17.18.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.18.W11.S1) and character.