Luke 13:18:5Luke.13.18.W5TAB
ἐστὶν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- es-TIN
- Extended
- ehs-TIHN
- IPA
- /esˈtin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
es-TIN
- sentence
E-le-gen OUN TI-ni ho-MOI-a es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU kai TI-ni ho-moi-O-sô au-TÊN
Exegesis
Luke frames two parallel interrogatives with the dative pronoun tini {τίνι | tí-ni} ‘to what’, first forming tini homoia estin {τίνι ὁμοία ἐστὶν} ‘what is …
In context — Luke 13:18
Therefore He was saying, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what shall I compare it to?”
About this coordinate
Luke 13:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 13:18, so the Greek word ἐστὶν (estin) 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.13.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.18.W5.S1) and character.