Luke 20:16:12Luke.20.16.W12TAB
ἀκούσαντες
akousantes
“having heard”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-san-tes
- Extended
- ah-KOU-sahn-tehs
- IPA
- /aˈkuː.san.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having heard
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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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-KOU-san-tes
- sentence
e-LEU-se-tai KAI a-po-LE-sei tous ge-or-GOUS TOU-tous KAI DO-sei ton am-pe-LO-na AL-lois a-KOU-san-tes de EI-pan MÊ GE-noi-to
Exegesis
The participial clause akousantes de {ἀκούσαντες δὲ | akoúsantes dè} ‘when they heard’ introduces a new subject group, and the following main verb eipan {εἶπαν | eîpan} ‘they said’ reports their response.
In context — Luke 20:16
“He will come and destroy these vinedressers and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “May it never be!”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 20:16, so the Greek word ἀκούσαντες (akousantes) 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.20.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.16.W12.S1) and character.