Luke 18:6:5Luke.18.6.W5TAB
Ἀκούσατε
akousate
“hear”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-sa-te
- Extended
- ah-KOO-sah-teh
- IPA
- /aˈkuː.sa.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- hear
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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 | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KOU-sa-te
- sentence
EI-pen de ho KY-ree-os a-KOU-sa-te TI ho kri-TÊS tês a-di-KI-as LE-gei
Exegesis
The aorist imperative akousate {Ἀκούσατε | a-kou-sá-te} issues a strong command for attentive listening.
In context — Luke 18:6
Then the Lord said, “Listen carefully to what the judge of unrighteousness is saying.”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 18:6, so the Greek word Ἀκούσατε (akousate) 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.18.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.6.W5.S1) and character.