Luke 1:6:3Luke.1.6.W3TAB
δίκαιοι
dikaioi
“righteous”
- Transliteration
- DI-kai-oi
- Extended
- DIH-kai-oi
- IPA
- /ˈdi.kai.oi/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteous
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
DI-kai-oi
- sentence
Ê-san de DI-kai-oi am-PHO-te-roi e-nan-TI-on tou the-OU po-reu-O-me-noi en PA-sais tais en-to-LAIS kai di-kai-O-ma-sin tou ky-RI-ou A-mem-ptoi
Exegesis
The main clause is an equative construction with esan {ἦσαν | ē-san} ‘they were’ serving as the imperfect copula, followed by the predicate adjectives dikaioi {δίκαιοι | dí-kai-oi} ‘righteous’ and amphoteroi {ἀμφότεροι | amphó-te-roi} ‘both’, which together denote the mutual state of the subjects.
Root and etymology
dikēdelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, right”
In context — Luke 1:6
Now both of them were righteous before God , living in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord without blame.
About this coordinate
Luke 1:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 1:6, so the Greek word δίκαιοι (dikaioi) 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.1.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.1.6.W3.S1) and character.