Luke 13:17:14Luke.13.17.W14TAB
ἔχαιρεν
ekhairen
“was rejoicing”
- Transliteration
- E-khai-ren
- Extended
- EH-khai-rehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.kʰai.ren/
Meaning by language
- English
- was rejoicing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-khai-ren
- sentence
KAI TAU-ta LE-gon-tos au-TOU ka-tê-sKHU-non-to PAN-tes hoi an-ti-KEI-me-noi au-TÔ KAI PAS ho O-khlo(s) E-khai-ren e-PI PA-sin tois en-DO-ksois tois gi-no-ME-nois hyp au-TOU
Exegesis
The coordinating kai {καὶ | kaí} introduces a second imperfect clause, pas ho ochlos echaire {πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος ἔχαιρεν | pás ho óchlos échairen}, “the whole crowd was rejoicing,” emphasizing continuous joy.
Root and etymology
chairōchi–alpha–iota–rho–omega
“to rejoice, be glad”
In context — Luke 13:17
As He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame, and the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 13:17:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 13:17, so the Greek word ἔχαιρεν (ekhairen) 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.13.17.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.17.W14.S1) and character.