Luke 13:16:14Luke.13.16.W14TAB
ἔτη
etê
“years”
- Transliteration
- E-tê
- Extended
- EH-TEH
- IPA
- /ˈe.tɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- years
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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E-tê
- sentence
TAU-tên de thy-ga-TE-ra a-bra-AM OU-san hên E-dê-sen ho sa-ta-NAS i-DOU DE-ka kai ok-TÔ E-tê ouk E-dei ly-THÊ-nai a-PO tou des-MOU TOU-tou tê hê-ME-ra tou sab-BA-tou
Exegesis
The interjection idou {ἰδοὺ | i-doù} ‘behold’ signals an emphatic temporal shift, immediately followed by the numeral phrase déka kai oktō etē {δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη | dé-ka kaì òk-tō é-tē} ‘eighteen years,’ which underscores the duration of her affliction.
In context — Luke 13:16
And this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound—behold, for eighteen years—should she not be released from this bond on the Sabbath ?
About this coordinate
Luke 13:16:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 13:16, so the Greek word ἔτη (etê) 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.13.16.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.16.W14.S1) and character.