Luke 13:22:12Luke.13.22.W12TAB
Ἱεροσόλυμα
hierosolyma
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
- Extended
- hih-eh-roh-SOH-lyoo-mah
- IPA
- /hi.e.roˈso.ly.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jerusalem
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
- sentence
KAI di-e-po-REU-e-to ka-TA PO-leis KAI KÔ-mas di-DAS-kôn KAI po-REI-an poi-OU-me-nos eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
Exegesis
Finally, the phrase eis Hierosolyma {εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα | eis Hierosólyma} ‘toward Jerusalem’ specifies the destination, imparting a sense of purposeful direction. In English, the imperfect is rendered in past progressive form, participles are expressed as coordinated actions, and directional intent is preserved in the phrase “toward Jerusalem.”
Root and etymology
Hierosolymaiota–epsilon–rho–omicron–sigma–omicron–lambda–upsilon–mu–alpha
“Jerusalem, holy city”
In context — Luke 13:22
And He was passing through cities and villages, teaching, and pressing on toward Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Luke 13:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 13:22, so the Greek word Ἱεροσόλυμα (hierosolyma) 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.13.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.22.W12.S1) and character.