Luke 13:5:10Luke.13.5.W10TAB
ἀπολεῖσθε
apoleisthe
“you will perish”
- Transliteration
- a-po-LEI-sthe
- Extended
- ah-poh-LEI-stheh
- IPA
- /a.poˈliːs.tʰe/
Meaning by language
- English
- you will perish
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-LEI-sthe
- sentence
ou-KHEE LE-go hy-MEEN al e-AN MÊ me-ta-no-Ê-te PAN-tes hô-sAU-tôs a-po-LEI-sthe
Exegesis
The future middle indicative apoleisthe {ἀπολεῖσθε | apoleîsthe} ‘you will perish’ conveys certain personal ruin. English word order is adjusted to foreground the conditional structure (“unless you repent … you will perish”) while preserving the logical force and universality of the Greek.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha with smooth breathing–pi–omicron–lambda–lambda–upsilon–mu–iota
“to destroy, cause to perish, be lost”
In context — Luke 13:5
No, I say to you; but unless you repent , all of you will likewise perish.
About this coordinate
Luke 13:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 13:5, so the Greek word ἀπολεῖσθε (apoleisthe) 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.13.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.5.W10.S1) and character.