Luke 21:38:4Luke.21.38.W4TAB
λαὸς
laos
“people”
- Transliteration
- la-OS
- Extended
- lah-OHS
- IPA
- /laˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
la-OS
- sentence
KAI PAS ho la-OS OR-thri-dzen pros au-TON en tôi hi-e-ROI a-KOU-ein au-TOU
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the inclusive subject pas ho laos {πᾶς ὁ λαός | pâs ho laós} ‘all the people,’ a collective construction that stresses the breadth of the response.
In context — Luke 21:38
And all the people were coming early to Him in the temple, to hear Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 21:38, so the Greek word λαὸς (laos) 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.21.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.38.W4.S1) and character.