Luke 13:4:5Luke.13.4.W5TAB
ἐφʼ
eph
“on”
- Transliteration
- eph
- Extended
- ehph
- IPA
- /epʰ/
Meaning by language
- English
- on
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) |
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Word in context
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eph
- 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 demonstrative ekeinoi {ἐκεῖνοι | e-keî-noi} with the numeral dekaoktō {δεκαοκτὼ | de-ka-ok-tō} forms the subject, expanded by a relative clause introduced by eph hous {ἐφʼ οὓς | eph hoûs} ‘upon whom’.
Root and etymology
esthioepsilon–sigma–theta–iota–omega
“to eat”
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 13:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 13:4, so the Greek word ἐφʼ (eph) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.4.W5.S1) and character.