Luke 13:33:1Luke.13.33.W1TAB

πλὴν

plen

nevertheless

Transliteration
PLEN
Extended
PLEHN
IPA
/plɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
nevertheless

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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  1. word

    PLEN

  2. sentence

    PLEN de-EE me SÊ-me-ron KAI AU-ri-on KAI tê e-kho-ME-nê po-REU-es-thai HO-ti ouk en-DE-khe-tai pro-PHÊ-tên a-po-LES-thai EK-sô ie-rou-sa-LÊM

Exegesis

The adversative conjunction plen {πλὴν | plēn} ‘nevertheless’ introduces a concession in contrast to prior material.

In contextLuke 13:33

Nevertheless, it is necessary for Me to travel today, tomorrow, and the day following, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside Jerusalem.

About this coordinate

Luke 13:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 13:33, so the Greek word πλὴν (plen) 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.13.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.33.W1.S1) and character.