Luke 22:50:3Luke.22.50.W3TAB

εἷς

heis

one

Transliteration
heis
Extended
heis
IPA
/heis/

Meaning by language

English
one

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    heis

  2. sentence

    kai e-PA-ta-ksen heis tis eks au-TON tou ar-khi-e-RE-os ton DOU-lon kai a-PHEI-len to OUS au-TOU to de-ksi-ON

Exegesis

The subject is expressed by the combination heis tis {εἷς τις | heîs tis} “one, a certain one,” an indefinite expression that leaves the assailant unnamed at this point in Luke’s narrative.

Root and etymology

thelōtheta–epsilon–lambda–omicron

to will, desire

In contextLuke 22:50

And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear .

About this coordinate

Luke 22:50:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 22:50, so the Greek word εἷς (heis) 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.22.50.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.50.W3.S1) and character.