Luke 14:23:16Luke.14.23.W16TAB
εἰσελθεῖν
eiselthein
“to enter”
- Transliteration
- ei-sel-THEIN
- Extended
- ee-sehl-THEEN
- IPA
- /ei.selˈtʰiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to enter
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| 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
ei-sel-THEIN
- sentence
KAI EI-pen ho KY-ree-os pros ton DOU-lon EK-sel-the eis tas ho-DOUS KAI phrag-MOUS KAI a-NAN-ga-son ei-sel-THEIN HI-na ge-mis-THEI mou ho OI-kos
Exegesis
The infinitive eiselthein {εἰσελθεῖν | ei-sel-theîn} ‘to enter’ complements anankason, specifying the action being compelled.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon rho chi omicron mu alpha iota
“to come, to go”
In context — Luke 14:23
And the Lord said to the servant, “Go out into the roads and hedges, and compel them to come in, so that my house may be filled.”
About this coordinate
Luke 14:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 14:23, so the Greek word εἰσελθεῖν (eiselthein) 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.14.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.23.W16.S1) and character.