Luke 13:24:15Luke.13.24.W15TAB
ἰσχύσουσιν
iskhysousin
“will be able”
- Transliteration
- is-KHY-sou-sin
- Extended
- ihs-KHYOO-soo-SIN
- IPA
- /isˈkʰy.suː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- will be able
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
is-KHY-sou-sin
- sentence
a-gō-NI-dze-ste ei-sel-THEIN di-A tês ste-NÊS THY-ras HO-ti pol-LOI LE-gō hy-MEEN dzē-TÊ-sou-sin ei-sel-THEIN kai ouk is-KHY-sou-sin
Exegesis
In this clause, the nominative adjective polloi {πολλοί | pol-loí} ‘many’ functions as the subject of the future active indicative verbs zētēsousin {ζητήσουσιν | zē-tḗ-sou-sin} ‘will seek’ and ischysousin {ἰσχύσουσιν | is-khý-sou-sin} ‘will be able’.
In context — Luke 13:24
Strive to enter through the narrow door , for I tell you that many will seek to enter and will not be able.
About this coordinate
Luke 13:24:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 13:24, so the Greek word ἰσχύσουσιν (iskhysousin) 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.13.24.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.24.W15.S1) and character.