Luke 19:22:15Luke.19.22.W15TAB
αὐστηρός
austêros
“strict”
- Transliteration
- au-stê-ROS
- Extended
- au-stêh-ROHS
- IPA
- /au̯.stɛːˈros/
Meaning by language
- English
- strict
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
au-stê-ROS
- sentence
LE-gei au-TOI ek tou sto-ma-TOS sou KRI-nô se po-nê-RE DOU-le ÊI-deis HO-ti e-GÔ AN-thrô-pos au-stê-ROS EI-mi AI-rôn ho ouk E-thê-ka KAI the-RI-zôn ho ouk E-spei-ra
Exegesis
Within this clause, egō anthrōpos austēros eimi {ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπος αὐστηρός εἰμι | é-gō án-thrō-pos au-stē-rós ei-mí} forms a copular construction where egō is emphasized by explicit use, anthrōpos serves as the predicate nominative, and austēros further qualifies the subject.
Root and etymology
austērosalpha–upsilon–sigma–tau–eta–rho–omicron–sigma
“harsh, severe, strict”
In context — Luke 19:22
He said to him, “Out of your mouth I judge you, wicked servant . You knew that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:22:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 19:22, so the Greek word αὐστηρός (austêros) 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.19.22.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.22.W15.S1) and character.