Luke 6:49:3Luke.6.49.W3TAB
ἀκούσας
akousas
“having heard”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-sas
- Extended
- ah-KOO-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
ho de a-KOU-sas KAI MÊ poi-Ê-sas HO-moi-OS ES-tin an-THRÔ-pō oi-ko-do-MÊ-san-ti oi-KI-an e-PI tên gên khō-RIS the-me-LI-ou hêi pro-SE-rêx-en ho po-ta-MOS KAI eu-THYS sy-NE-pe-sen KAI e-GE-ne-to to RHÊG-ma tês oi-KI-as e-KEI-nês ME-ga
Exegesis
The phrase ho de akousas kai mē poiēsas {ὁ δὲ ἀκούσας καὶ μὴ ποιήσας | ho dè akoúsas kaí mḗ poiḗsas} forms a substantival clause with two aorist participles describing complete actions—hearing and not doing.
In context — Luke 6:49
But the one who has heard and does not do is like a man who built his house directly on the ground with no foundation ; when the river struck it, it collapsed at once, and the ruin of that house was great.
About this coordinate
Luke 6:49:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 6:49, 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.6.49.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.6.49.W3.S1) and character.