Luke 13:8:3Luke.13.8.W3TAB
ἀποκριθεὶς
apokritheis
“answering”
- Transliteration
- a-po-kri-THEIS
- Extended
- ah-poh-kri-THEIS
- IPA
- /a.po.kriˈtʰeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- answering
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-kri-THEIS
- sentence
ho de a-po-kri-THEIS LE-gei au-TOI KY-ri-e A-phes au-TÊN KAI TOU-to to E-tos HE-ōs HO-tou SKA-psō pe-RI au-TÊN KAI BA-lō KO-pri-a
Exegesis
The narrative particle de {δὲ | dè} marks a shift to a responsive utterance introduced by the participle apokritheis {ἀποκριθεὶς | apokritheîs} governing the main verb legei {λέγει | légei}.
In context — Luke 13:8
But he answered and said to him, “Sir , let it stand this year also until I dig around it and put on manure .”
About this coordinate
Luke 13:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 13:8, so the Greek word ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) 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.13.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.8.W3.S1) and character.