Luke 22:44:10Luke.22.44.W10TAB
ἱδρὼς
hidrōs
“sweat”
- Transliteration
- hi-DRŌS
- Extended
- hih-DROHS
- IPA
- /hiˈdrɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- sweat
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hi-DRŌS
- sentence
KAI ge-NO-me-nos en a-gō-NI-ai ek-te-NE-ste-ron pro-sê-EU-khe-to KAI e-GE-ne-to ho hi-DRŌS au-TOU hō-se-EI THROM-boi HAI-ma-tos ka-ta-BAI-non-tes e-PI tên gên
Exegesis
The subject phrase ho hidros autou hōsei thromboi haimatos {ὁ ἱδρὼς αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ θρόμβοι αἵματος | ho hidrṓs autoû hōseí thrómboi haímatos} presents His sweat, described by the simile hōsei ‘as if/like’ to compare it to blood clots, while preserving a distinction between appearance and literal identity.
Root and etymology
hidrosiota–delta–rho–omega–sigma
“sweat, perspiration”
In context — Luke 22:44
And having entered into agony, He was praying still more earnestly; and His sweat became like drops of blood falling down to the ground.
About this coordinate
Luke 22:44:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 22:44, so the Greek word ἱδρὼς (hidrōs) 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.22.44.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.44.W10.S1) and character.