Matthew 18:11:9Matt.18.11.W9TAB
ἀπολωλός.
apolôlos
“lost one”
- Transliteration
- a-po-lô-LOS
- Extended
- ah-poh-lô-LOHS
- IPA
- /a.po.lɔː.ˈlos/
Meaning by language
- English
- lost one
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-lô-LOS
- sentence
ÊL-then GAR ho hyi-OS TOU an-THRÔ-poo SÔ-sai TO a-po-lô-LOS
Exegesis
The substantive participle to apololos {τὸ ἀπολωλός | tò a-po-lō-lós} ‘the lost’ conveys an ongoing state requiring divine intervention. Greek word order (verb–conjunction–title–infinitive–object) succinctly links identity with mission. English rendering preserves the explanatory force of gar and the purposive nuance of the infinitive.
In context — Matthew 18:11
For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 18:11, so the Greek word ἀπολωλός. (apolôlos) 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 Matt.18.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.11.W9.S1) and character.