Luke 17:8:12Luke.17.8.W12TAB
ἕως
heôs
“until”
- Transliteration
- HE-ôs
- Extended
- HEH-ôhs
- IPA
- /ˈhe.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- until
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HE-ôs
- sentence
al ou-KHI e-REI au-TOI he-TOI-ma-son TI deip-NEE-sô KAI pe-ri-zô-SA-me-nos di-A-ko-nei moi HE-ôs PHA-gô KAI PI-ô KAI me-TA TAU-ta PHA-ge-sai KAI PI-e-sai SY
Exegesis
The temporal conjunction heos {ἕως | héôs} governs a clause with two coordinated aorist subjunctives, phago {φάγω | phágô} and pio {πίω | píô}, marking the duration of the servant’s duty “until I eat and drink.”
Root and etymology
paratereopi–alpha–rho–alpha–tau–eta–rho–epsilon–omega
“to watch closely, observe”
In context — Luke 17:8
But will he not rather say to him, “Prepare what I am to eat, and, girding yourself, serve me until I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you may eat and drink”?
About this coordinate
Luke 17:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 17:8, so the Greek word ἕως (heôs) 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.17.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.8.W12.S1) and character.