Luke 14:28:11Luke.14.28.W11TAB
ψηφίζει
psêphidzei
“counts”
- Transliteration
- psê-PHI-dzei
- Extended
- pseh-PHEE-dzeh
- IPA
- /psɛːˈpʰi.dzei/
Meaning by language
- English
- counts
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Alphabet Analysis
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
psê-PHI-dzei
- sentence
TEES gar eks hy-MON THE-lōn PYR-gon oi-ko-do-MÊ-sai ou-KHI PRÔ-ton ka-THI-sas psê-PHI-dzei tên da-PA-nēn ei E-khei eis a-par-tis-MON
Exegesis
The present indicative psēphizei {ψηφίζει | psē-phi-zei} ‘counts’ presents a general principle.
In context — Luke 14:28
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost , to see whether he has enough for completion ?
About this coordinate
Luke 14:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 14:28, so the Greek word ψηφίζει (psêphidzei) 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.14.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.28.W11.S1) and character.