Luke 19:6:2Luke.19.6.W2TAB
σπεύσας
speusas
“having hurried”
- Transliteration
- SPEU-sas
- Extended
- SPEU-sahs
- IPA
- /ˈspeu.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having hurried
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (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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The word
Word in context
- word
SPEU-sas
- sentence
KAI SPEU-sas ka-TE-bê KAI hy-pe-DEK-sa-to au-TON KHAI-rōn
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist participle speusas {σπεύσας | speû-sas} ‘having hurried’, functioning as a temporal participle to indicate action preceding the main verb.
Root and etymology
speudosigma, pi, epsilon, upsilon, delta, omega
“to hurry, hasten”
In context — Luke 19:6
So he hurried, came down, and welcomed Him with joy .
About this coordinate
Luke 19:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 19:6, so the Greek word σπεύσας (speusas) 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.19.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.6.W2.S1) and character.