Luke 18:38:4Luke.18.38.W4TAB

Ἰησοῦ

eeaysoo

Jesus

Transliteration
ee-AY-SOO
Extended
ee-AY-SOO
IPA
/i.eːˈsuː/

Meaning by language

English
Jesus

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Result
Ἰ + η + σοῦ
ee + ay + soo
eeaysoo

Alphabet Analysis

Iotai — as in machine
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ee-AY-SOO

  2. sentence

    KAI e-BO-ê-sen LE-gōn ee-AY-SOO hy-E da-UEID e-LE-ê-son me

Exegesis

The vocative chain Iesou and huie Dauid {Ἰησοῦ υἱὲ Δαυίδ | Iē-soû hui-é Dauíd} invokes Jesus under His messianic title.

Root and etymology

Yeshuayod–he–shin–vav–ayin

Yahweh saves

In contextLuke 18:38

And he cried out, saying, “Jesus , Son of David, have mercy on me.”

About this coordinate

Luke 18:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 18:38, so the Greek word Ἰησοῦ (eeaysoo) 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.18.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.38.W4.S1) and character.