Luke 13:28:4Luke.13.28.W4TAB
κλαυθμὸς
klauthmos
“weeping”
- Transliteration
- klau-THMOS
- Extended
- klau-THMOHS
- IPA
- /klauˈtʰmos/
Meaning by language
- English
- weeping
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
klau-THMOS
- sentence
e-KEI ES-tai ho klau-THMOS KAI ho bryg-MOS tôn o-DON-tōn HO-tan O-psē-sthe a-bra-AM KAI i-sa-AK KAI i-a-KŌB KAI PAN-tas tous pro-PHÊ-tas en têi ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU hy-MAS de ek-bal-lo-ME-nous EK-sô
Exegesis
The coordinated nominative predicates ho klauthmos kai ho vrygmos {ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς | ho klau-thmòs kaí ho bryg-mòs} create a vivid judicial image, with the genitive tōn odontōn {τῶν ὀδόντων | tôn o-dón-tôn} ‘of the teeth’ intensifying the anguish.
Root and etymology
klaiōkappa–lambda–alpha–iota–omega
“to weep, lament loudly”
In context — Luke 13:28
There will be lamentation and grinding of teeth when you look upon Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets within the kingdom of God , yet you yourselves will be driven out .
About this coordinate
Luke 13:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 13:28, so the Greek word κλαυθμὸς (klauthmos) 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.13.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.28.W4.S1) and character.