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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Result
κα + κῶς
ka + kôs
kakôs

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Kappak — as in kite
Omegao — same as omicron
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    ka-KÔS

  2. 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 contextLuke 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.