Luke 13:15:18Luke.13.15.W18TAB
ἢ
ê
“or”
- Transliteration
- ê
- Extended
- ê
- IPA
- /ɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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ê
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê de au-TOI ho KY-ree-os KAI EI-pen hy-po-kri-TAI HE-kas-tos hy-MON tÔI sab-BA-tÔI ou LY-ei ton BOUN au-TOU ê ton O-non a-PO tÊS PHAT-nês KAI a-pa-ga-GÔN po-TI-dzei
Exegesis
The present indicative lúei {λύει | lú-ei} ‘unties’ governs two coordinated objects, tòn boûn autou {τὸν βοῦν αὐτοῦ | tòn boûn au-toû} and tòn ónon {τὸν ὄνον | tòn ó-non}, linked by ē {ἢ | ē} ‘or’.
Root and etymology
phatnphi–alpha–tau–nu
“manger, feeding place”
In context — Luke 13:15
The Lord answered him, “Hypocrites! Does not each of you, on the Sabbath, untie your ox or your donkey from the stall and lead it away to give it water?”
About this coordinate
Luke 13:15:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Luke 13:15, so the Greek word ἢ (ê) 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.13.15.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.15.W18.S1) and character.