Luke 18:22:1Luke.18.22.W1TAB

ἀκούσας

akousas

having heard

Transliteration
a-KOU-sas
Extended
ah-KOO-sahs
IPA
/aˈkuː.sas/

Meaning by language

English
having heard

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Result
ἀ + κού + σας
a + kou + sas
akousas

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Kappak — as in kite
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-KOU-sas

  2. sentence

    a-KOU-sas de ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOI E-ti hen soi LEI-pei PAN-ta HO-sa E-kheis PŌ-lê-son kai di-A-dos ptō-KHOIS kai HE-kseis thê-sau-RON en ou-ra-NOIS kai DEU-ro a-ko-LOU-thei moi

Exegesis

The verse opens with the aorist participle akousas {ἀκούσας | a-koús-as} ‘having heard’, which functions adverbially to introduce a background circumstance leading into the main action.

In contextLuke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack: Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor , and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow Me.”

About this coordinate

Luke 18:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 18:22, so the Greek word ἀκούσας (akousas) 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.18.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.22.W1.S1) and character.