Luke 18:9:14Luke.18.9.W14TAB
ἐξουθενοῦντας
eksouthenountas
“treating with contempt”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-the-NOUN-tas
- Extended
- ehk-soo-theh-NOO-ntahs
- IPA
- /ek.suː.tʰeˈnuːn.tas/
Meaning by language
- English
- treating with contempt
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ek-sou-the-NOUN-tas
- sentence
EI-pen de KAI pros TI-nas tous pe-pei-THO-tas eph he-au-TOIS HO-ti ei-SIN DI-kai-oi KAI ek-sou-the-NOUN-tas tous loi-POUS tên pa-ra-bo-LÊN TAU-tên
Exegesis
Coordinated with this is another accusative participle, exouthenountas tous loipous {ἐξουθενοῦντας τοὺς λοιποὺς | ex-ou-the-noûn-tas toûs loi-poús}, indicating a concurrent action of despising all the rest, so that self-righteousness and contempt form a paired characterization of the audience.
In context — Luke 18:9
And He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous , and despised others.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:9:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 18:9, so the Greek word ἐξουθενοῦντας (eksouthenountas) 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.18.9.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.9.W14.S1) and character.