Luke 14:1:19Luke.14.1.W19TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- AY-san
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- sentence
KAI e-GE-ne-to en tôi el-THEIN au-TON eis OI-KON TI-nos tôn ar-KHON-tôn tôn pha-ri-SA-iôn sab-BA-tôi pha-GEIN AR-ton KAI au-TOI Ê-san pa-ra-tê-ROU-me-noi au-TON
Exegesis
Finally, the imperfect ēsan plus participle parateroumenoi {ἦσαν παρατηρούμενοι | ē-san pa-ra-te-róu-me-noi} conveys ongoing, attentive observation of Him.
In context — Luke 14:1
Now it happened that, when He entered the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, they were observing Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:1:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Luke 14:1, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.14.1.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.1.W19.S1) and character.