Luke 14:18:20Luke.14.18.W20TAB
σε
se
“you”
- Transliteration
- se
- Extended
- seh
- IPA
- /se/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
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KAI ÊR-ksan-to a-PO mi-AS PAN-tes pa-rai-TEIS-thai ho PRÔ-tos EI-pen au-TÔI a-GRON ê-GO-ra-sa KAI E-khō a-NAŋ-kên ek-sel-THÔN i-DEIN au-TON e-rō-TÔ se E-khe me pa-rêi-tê-ME-non
Exegesis
The final request erōtô se ékhe me paraitēménon {ἐρωτῶ σε ἔχε με παραιτημένον | erōtô se ékhe me paraitēménon} combines a polite entreaty with an imperative plus predicate participle, yielding the sense ‘please regard me as excused,’ preserving the courteous refusal.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–pi–omicron–lambda–upsilon–omega
“to release, send away”
In context — Luke 14:18
And they all began at once to excuse themselves. The first said to him, “I have bought a field, and I must go out to see it; I ask you, consider me excused .”
About this coordinate
Luke 14:18:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Luke 14:18, so the Greek word σε (se) 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.14.18.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.18.W20.S1) and character.