Hebrews 13:14:6Heb.13.14.W6TAB
πόλιν
polin
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-lin
- Extended
- POH-lihn
- IPA
- /ˈpo.lin/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PO-lin
- sentence
ou gar E-kho-men HO-de ME-nou-san PO-lin al-LA tên MEL-lou-san e-pi-dzê-TOU-men
Exegesis
The participle menousan {μένουσαν | mé-nou-san} functions attributively with polin {πόλιν | pó-lin} ‘city’, characterizing this implied city as one that would be “remaining” or enduring, which the clause explicitly denies.
Root and etymology
polispi–omicron–lambda–iota–sigma
“city, town”
In context — Hebrews 13:14
For we do not have here a remaining city , but we are seeking the one that is to come.
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Hebrews 13:14, so the Greek word πόλιν (polin) 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 Heb.13.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.14.W6.S1) and character.