Luke 18:36:1Luke.18.36.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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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
a-KOU-sas de O-khlou di-a-po-reu-o-ME-nou e-pyn-THA-ne-to TI EI-ee TOU-to
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist participle akousas {ἀκούσας | a-koú-sas} ‘having heard,’ which functions temporally, indicating an action prior to the main verb.
In context — Luke 18:36
But when he heard a crowd passing by, he inquired what this might be .
About this coordinate
Luke 18:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 18:36, 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.18.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.36.W1.S1) and character.