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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Result
ἀ + κού + σαν + τες
a + kou + san + tes
akousantes

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Kappak — as in kite
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new
Taut — as in top
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-KOU-san-tes

  2. 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 contextLuke 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.