Luke 13:25:16Luke.13.25.W16TAB
κρούειν
krouein
“to knock”
- Transliteration
- KROU-ein
- Extended
- KROO-ehin
- IPA
- /ˈkruː.ein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to knock
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
KROU-ein
- sentence
aph hou AN e-ger-THÊ ho oi-ko-des-PO-tês KAI a-po-KLEI-sê tên THY-ran KAI AR-ksês-the EK-sô he-STA-nai KAI KROU-ein tên THY-ran LE-gon-tes KY-ree-e A-noi-ks(on) hê-MEEN KAI a-po-kri-THEIS e-REI hy-MEEN ouk OI-da hy-MAS PO-then e-STE
Exegesis
The following clause uses the subjunctive arxēsthe {ἄρξησθε | arxēsthe} ‘you may begin’ with two infinitives, hestanai {ἑστάναι | hestanai} ‘to stand’ and krouein {κρούειν | kroúein} ‘to knock,’ to express the start of continuous actions, ‘begin to stand outside and to knock,’ with exō {ἔξω | exō} ‘outside’ indicating exclusion.
Root and etymology
krouokappa–rho–omicron–upsilon–omega
“to knock, strike”
In context — Luke 13:25
When the master of the house rises and shuts the door , and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, “Lord , open to us,” then He will answer you, “I do not know where you are from.”
About this coordinate
Luke 13:25:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 13:25, so the Greek word κρούειν (krouein) 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.13.25.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.25.W16.S1) and character.