Luke 17:27:6Luke.17.27.W6TAB

ἧς

hês

of which

Transliteration
HÊS
Extended
HÊES
IPA
/hɛːs/

Meaning by language

English
of which

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    HÊS

  2. sentence

    ÊS-thi-on E-pi-non e-GA-moun e-ga-MI-dzon-to A-khri HÊS hê-ME-ras ei-SÊL-then NÔ-e eis tên ki-bô-TON kai ÊL-then ho ka-ta-klysm-OS kai a-PÔ-le-sen PAN-tas

Exegesis

The temporal limit is expressed by the prepositional-relative construction achri hēs hēmeras {ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας | á-chri hēs hē-mé-ras} ‘until which day’, which functions adverbially to mark the point at which the situation changes.

Root and etymology

phōn-phi–omega–nu

voice, sound

In contextLuke 17:27

They were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

About this coordinate

Luke 17:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 17:27, so the Greek word ἧς (hês) 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.17.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.27.W6.S1) and character.