Luke 20:10:6Luke.20.10.W6TAB
γεωργοὺς
geôrgous
“tenant farmers”
- Transliteration
- ge-ôr-GOUS
- Extended
- geh-oh-rGOOS
- IPA
- /ge.ɔːrˈguːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- tenant farmers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ge-ôr-GOUS
- sentence
KAI kai-RO a-PE-stei-len pros tous ge-ôr-GOUS DOU-lon HI-na a-PO tou kar-POU tou am-pe-LÔ-nos DO-sou-sin au-TÔ hoi de ge-ôr-GOI ek-sa-PE-stei-lan au-TON DEI-ran-tes ke-NON
Exegesis
The aorist apesteilen {ἀπέστειλεν | a-pé-stei-len} introduces the main narrative action, with pros {πρὸς | pròs} plus the accusative phrase tous geōrgous {τοὺς γεωργούς | toùs ge-ōr-goús} marking the farmers as the goal of the sending.
Root and etymology
georgosgamma–epsilon–omega–rho–gamma–omicron–sigma
“farmer, cultivator”
In context — Luke 20:10
At the appointed time he sent a servant to the farmers to receive some of the vineyard’s fruit . But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 20:10, so the Greek word γεωργοὺς (geôrgous) 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.20.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.10.W6.S1) and character.