Luke 13:6:16Luke.13.6.W16TAB
ζητῶν
dzêtôn
“seeking”
- Transliteration
- dzê-TÔN
- Extended
- dzê-TOHN
- IPA
- /dzɛːˈtɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- seeking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
dzê-TÔN
- sentence
E-le-gen de TAU-tên tên pa-ra-bo-LEEN sy-KEEN EI-khen tis pe-phy-teu-ME-nên en tôi am-pe-LO-ni au-TOU kai ÊL-then dzê-TÔN kar-PON en au-TÊI kai oukh HEU-ren
Exegesis
Aorist elthen {ἦλθεν | êl-then} ‘he came’ shifts to a completed action while the present participle zeton {ζητῶν | zē-tôn} ‘seeking’ highlights the continued search upon arrival.
In context — Luke 13:6
Then He spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none.”
About this coordinate
Luke 13:6:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 13:6, so the Greek word ζητῶν (dzêtôn) 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.13.6.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.6.W16.S1) and character.