Luke 14:20:11Luke.14.20.W11TAB
ἐλθεῖν
elthein
“to come”
- Transliteration
- el-THEIN
- Extended
- ehl-THEEIN
- IPA
- /elˈtʰiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to come
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-THEIN
- sentence
KAI HE-te-ros EI-pen gy-NAI-ka E-gê-ma KAI di-A TOU-to ou DY-na-mai el-THEIN
Exegesis
The negation ou {οὐ | ou} ‘not’ with dynamai {δύναμαι | dý-na-mai} ‘I am able’ plus the infinitive elthein {ἐλθεῖν | el-theîn} ‘to come’ expresses ongoing incapacity with respect to the invitation.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon rho chi omicron mu alpha iota
“to come, to go”
In context — Luke 14:20
And another declared, “I have taken a wife , and for this reason I am not able to come.”
About this coordinate
Luke 14:20:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 14:20, so the Greek word ἐλθεῖν (elthein) 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.14.20.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.20.W11.S1) and character.