Luke 18:24:8Luke.18.24.W8TAB
δυσκόλως
dyskolōs
“with difficulty”
- Transliteration
- dys-KO-lōs
- Extended
- dys-KOH-lōs
- IPA
- /dysˈko.lɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- with difficulty
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
dys-KO-lōs
- sentence
i-DON DE au-TON ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen PÔS dys-KO-lōs hoi ta KHRÊ-ma-ta E-khon-tes eis tēn ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU eis-po-REU-on-tai
Exegesis
The exclamatory phrase pos dyskolōs {Πῶς δυσκόλως | Pōs dys-kó-lōs} expresses amazement at the difficulty.
In context — Luke 18:24
But when Jesus saw him, He said, “How difficult it is for those who possess riches to enter into the kingdom of God !”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 18:24, so the Greek word δυσκόλως (dyskolōs) 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.18.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.24.W8.S1) and character.