Luke 18:23:3Luke.18.23.W3TAB
ἀκούσας
akousas
“having heard”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-sas
- Extended
- ah-KOU-sahs
- IPA
- /aˈkuː.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having heard
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-KOU-sas
- sentence
ho de a-KOU-sas TAU-ta pe-RI-ly-pos e-ge-NEE-thê ÊN gar PLOU-si-os SPHO-dra
Exegesis
The aorist active participle akousas {ἀκούσας | a-koú-sas} is adverbial and temporal, best understood as “when he heard,” introducing the circumstance that triggers the emotional reaction.
In context — Luke 18:23
But when he heard these things, he became very sorrowful, for he was extremely rich .
About this coordinate
Luke 18:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 18:23, 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.18.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.23.W3.S1) and character.