Luke 13:24:5Luke.13.24.W5TAB
στενῆς
stenês
“narrow”
- Transliteration
- ste-NÊS
- Extended
- steh-NÊÊS
- IPA
- /steˈnɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- narrow
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ste-NÊS
- 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
The prepositional phrase dia tēs stenēs thyras {διὰ τῆς στενῆς θύρας | dià tê̄s ste-nê̄s thú-ras} specifies movement through a constrained opening, with the genitive after dia denoting path or means.
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 13:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 13:24, so the Greek word στενῆς (stenês) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.24.W5.S1) and character.