Luke 5:21:23Luke.5.21.W23TAB
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
- word
ho
- sentence
KAI ÊR-ksan-to di-a-lo-GI-dze-sthai hoi gram-ma-TEIS KAI hoi pha-ri-SAIOI LE-gon-tes TIS ES-tin HOU-tos hos la-LEI blas-phê-MI-as TIS DY-na-tai ha-mar-TI-as a-PHEI-nai ei mê MO-nos ho the-OS
Exegesis
The clause culminates in the exclusivizing condition ei mē monos ho theos {εἰ μὴ μόνος ὁ θεός | ei mḕ mónos ho theós}, literally ‘if not God alone,’ a standard idiom meaning ‘except God alone.’ This syntax presents their words as a strong theological argument: only God can forgive sins, therefore anyone claiming this prerogative must be guilty of blasphemy, which sets up the narrative tension and implicitly raises Christological questions about Jesus’ identity.
Root and etymology
θε-theta–epsilon
“divine being”
In context — Luke 5:21
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this one who speaks blasphemies ? Who can forgive sins except God alone?”
About this coordinate
Luke 5:21:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Luke 5:21, 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.5.21.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.5.21.W23.S1) and character.