Luke 13:26:2Luke.13.26.W2TAB
ἄρξεσθε
arksesthe
“you will begin”
- Transliteration
- AR-kse-sthe
- Extended
- AHR-kseh-stheh
- IPA
- /ˈar.kse.sθε/
Meaning by language
- English
- you will begin
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AR-kse-sthe
- sentence
TO-te AR-kse-sthe LE-gein e-PHA-go-men e-NO-pi-ON sou KAI e-PI-o-men KAI en TAIS pla-TEI-ais hê-MON e-DI-da-ksas
Exegesis
The future middle indicative arxesthe {ἄρξεσθε | árx-es-the} with the infinitive legein {λέγειν | lé-gein} forms a periphrastic construction “you will begin to say,” emphasizing the inception of a defensive reply.
Root and etymology
archoalpha–rho–chi–omega
“to begin, to rule”
In context — Luke 13:26
Then you will begin to say, “We shared a meal in Your presence and we drank, and You taught in our streets.”
About this coordinate
Luke 13:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 13:26, so the Greek word ἄρξεσθε (arksesthe) 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.13.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.26.W2.S1) and character.