Luke 21:2:6Luke.21.2.W6TAB
βάλλουσαν
ballousan
“putting”
- Transliteration
- BAL-lou-san
- Extended
- BAHL-loo-SAHN
- IPA
- /ˈbal.luː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- putting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BAL-lou-san
- sentence
EI-den DE TI-na KHÊ-ran pe-ni-KHRAN BAL-lou-san e-KEI lep-TA DY-o
Exegesis
The participle ballousan {βάλλουσαν | bál-lou-san} ‘putting in’ agrees with the widow and functions circumstantially, describing her action at the same moment she is seen.
Root and etymology
ballobeta alpha lambda lambda omega
“to throw, cast, put”
In context — Luke 21:2
And He also observed a certain poor widow dropping in two coins there.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 21:2, so the Greek word βάλλουσαν (ballousan) 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.21.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.2.W6.S1) and character.