Luke 18:26:3Luke.18.26.W3TAB
οἱ
hoi
“the”
- Transliteration
- hoi
- Extended
- hoi
- IPA
- /hoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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hoi
- sentence
EI-pan de hoi a-KOU-san-tes KAI TEES DY-na-tai sô-THÊ-nai
Exegesis
The main clause begins with the finite verb eipan {εἶπαν | eî-pan} ‘they said’, followed by the nominative participial phrase hoi akousantes {οἱ ἀκούσαντες | akoúsan-tes} ‘the ones having heard’, which functions as the explicit subject.
Root and etymology
Rootpi–epsilon–iota–theta–omega
“to persuade, cause to trust”
In context — Luke 18:26
But those who had heard said, “And who is able to be saved ?”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 18:26, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.18.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.26.W3.S1) and character.