Luke 23:6:3Luke.23.6.W3TAB
⸀ἀκούσας
akousas
“having heard”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-sas
- Extended
- ah-KOU-sahs
- IPA
- /aˈkuː.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having heard
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-KOU-sas
- sentence
pi-LA-tos DE a-KOU-sas e-pê-RO-tê-sen ei ho AN-thrô-pos ga-li-la-Ê-os es-TIN
Exegesis
The aorist participle akousas {ἀκούσας | a-koú-sas} ‘having heard’ is an adverbial participle that denotes antecedent action to the main verb and provides the circumstance under which Pilate responds.
In context — Luke 23:6
But Pilate , having heard, asked whether the man was a Galilean .
About this coordinate
Luke 23:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 23:6, so the Greek word ⸀ἀκούσας (akousas) 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.23.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.6.W3.S1) and character.