Luke 13:4:14Luke.13.4.W14TAB
ἀπέκτεινεν
apekteinen
“killed”
- Transliteration
- a-PEK-tei-nen
- Extended
- ah-PEHK-tei-neh(n)
- IPA
- /aˈpek.tei.nen/
Meaning by language
- English
- killed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-PEK-tei-nen
- sentence
Ê e-KEI-noi hoi de-ka-ok-TÔ eph hous E-pe-sen ho PYR-gos en tôi si-lo-AM kai a-PEK-tei-nen au-TOUS do-KEI-te HO-ti au-TOI o-phei-LE-tai e-GE-non-to pa-RA PAN-tas tous an-THRÔ-pous tous ka-toi-KOUN-tas ie-rou-sa-LÊM
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ connects to apekteinen autous {ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτούς | a-pék-tei-nen au-toús} ‘killed them’.
In context — Luke 13:4
Or consider those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think they became debtors more than all the people dwelling in Jerusalem?
About this coordinate
Luke 13:4:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 13:4, so the Greek word ἀπέκτεινεν (apekteinen) 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.13.4.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.4.W14.S1) and character.