Luke 7:2:5Luke.7.2.W5TAB
κακῶς
kakôs
“badly”
- Transliteration
- ka-KÔS
- Extended
- kah-KOHS
- IPA
- /kaˈkɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- badly
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ka-KÔS
- sentence
he-ka-ton-TAR-khou DE TI-nos DOU-los ka-KÔS E-khōn Ê-mel-len te-leu-TÂN hos ÊN au-TÔ EN-ti-mos
Exegesis
The participial phrase kakōs echōn {κακῶς ἔχων | kakôs échōn} uses an adverb plus present participle to denote ongoing severe illness.
In context — Luke 7:2
A centurion had a servant who was seriously ill , near death, and the centurion valued him greatly.
About this coordinate
Luke 7:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 7:2, so the Greek word κακῶς (kakôs) 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.7.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.7.2.W5.S1) and character.