Luke 18:10:9Luke.18.10.W9TAB
εἷς
heis
“one”
- Transliteration
- heis
- Extended
- heis
- IPA
- /heis/
Meaning by language
- English
- one
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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heis
- sentence
AN-thrô-poi DY-o a-NE-bê-san eis to hi-e-RON pro-SEU-ksas-thai ho heis pha-ri-SA-i-os kai ho HE-te-ros te-LO-nês
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis to hieron {εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν | eîs tò hi-er-òn} ‘into the temple’ specifies movement toward and entry into the sacred space.
The next segment consists of two parallel nominative appositional phrases: ho heis Pharisaios {ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος | hò hêîs Pha-ri-sái-os} ‘the one, a Pharisee’ and ho heteros telones {ὁ ἕτερος τελώνης | hò hé-te-ros te-lṓ-nēs} ‘the other, a tax collector’.
The articles ho {ὁ | hò} with heis {εἷς | hêîs} and heteros {ἕτερος | hé-te-ros} mark the two men as distinct individuals within a pair, while the nouns Pharisaios and telones provide their contrasting identities. In English, the implied copula in these appositional constructions is made explicit with “was” to maintain clarity, and the parallelism is preserved by repeating the structure “one was … and the other was …,” mirroring the Greek contrast and setting up the moral and social tension that the parable will develop.
Root and etymology
henepsilon with rough breathing–nu
“one”
In context — Luke 18:10
Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee , and the other was a tax collector.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 18:10, so the Greek word εἷς (heis) 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.18.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.10.W9.S1) and character.