Luke 22:27:7Luke.22.27.W7TAB
ὁ
ho
“the”
- Transliteration
- ho
- Extended
- hoh
- IPA
- /ho/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
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TIS gar MEI-dzōn ho a-na-KEI-me-nos Ê ho di-a-ko-NŌN ou-KHI ho a-na-KEI-me-nos e-GŌ de en ME-soi hy-MŌN EI-mi hōs ho di-a-ko-NŌN
Exegesis
The verse begins with a comparative rhetorical question, tis gar meizon ho anakimenos e ho diakonon {τίς γὰρ μείζων ὁ ἀνακείμενος ἢ ὁ διακονῶν | tís gàr meízōn ho anakéimenos ē ho diakonōn} “for who is greater, the one reclining or the one serving?”. The comparative adjective meizon is used predicatively, with two parallel articular participles, ho anakimenos “the one reclining” and ho diakonon “the one serving,” functioning as substantives and forming the two sides of the comparison.
The following rhetorical question with ouchi ho anakimenos {οὐχὶ ὁ ἀνακείμενος | ouchì ho anakéimenos} employs the emphatic negative particle ouchi to anticipate a “yes” answer that reflects normal social expectations about honor at a banquet.
The contrastive clause ego de en meso hymon eimi hos ho diakonon {ἐγὼ δὲ ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν εἰμι ὡς ὁ διακονῶν | egṑ dè en mésō hymōn eimí hōs ho diakonōn} shifts the focus: ego is placed before the verb eimi for emphasis, highlighting the speaker’s identity over against conventional status. The prepositional phrase en meso hymon “in the midst of you” underscores close relational presence, while hos ho diakonon introduces a comparison that defines that presence in terms of service. In translation, the articular participles are rendered as “the one reclining / the one serving” (formal) and as more idiomatic clauses “the one who is at the table / the one who serves” (dynamic), preserving both the parallelism and the reversal of expected greatness.
Root and etymology
diakoneodelta–iota–alpha–kappa–omicron–nu–epsilon–omega
“to serve, wait at table”
In context — Luke 22:27
For who is greater , the one reclining at the table or the one serving? Is it not the one reclining? But I am among you as the one who serves.
About this coordinate
Luke 22:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 22:27, so the Greek word ὁ (ho) 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.22.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.27.W7.S1) and character.