Luke 1:35:9Luke.1.35.W9TAB
ἐπελεύσεται
epeleusetai
“will come upon”
- Transliteration
- e-pe-LEU-se-tai
- Extended
- eh-peh-LEU-seh-tai
- IPA
- /e.peˈleu.se.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- will come upon
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-pe-LEU-se-tai
- sentence
KAI a-po-kri-THEIS ho AN-ge-los EI-pen au-TEI PNEU-ma HA-gi-on e-pe-LEU-se-tai e-PI SE KAI DY-na-mis hy-PSI-stou e-pis-ki-A-sei SOI di-O KAI to gen-NO-me-non HA-gi-on klê-THÊ-se-tai hy-IOS the-OU
Exegesis
The angel’s message comprises two parallel future clauses, Pneuma hagion epeleusetai epi se {Πνεῦμα ἅγιον ἐπελεύσεται ἐπὶ σέ | pneû-ma há-gi-on e-pe-leú-se-tai e-pì sé} and dynamis Hypsistou episkiasēi soi {δύναμις Ὑψίστου ἐπισκιάσει σοι | dý-na-mis hyp-sís-tou e-pis-kiá-sei soi}, highlighting coordinated divine activity of the Spirit ‘bearing down’ and God’s power ‘overshadowing’ Mary.
In context — Luke 1:35
And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God .”
About this coordinate
Luke 1:35:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 1:35, so the Greek word ἐπελεύσεται (epeleusetai) 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.1.35.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.1.35.W9.S1) and character.