Luke 14:29:15Luke.14.29.W15TAB
ἐμπαίζειν
empaizein
“to mock”
- Transliteration
- em-PAI-zein
- Extended
- ehm-PAI-zeen
- IPA
- /emˈpai.zeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to mock
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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em-PAI-zein
- sentence
HI-na MÊ-po-te THEN-tos au-TOU the-ME-li-on KAI MÊ is-KHY-on-tos ek-te-LE-sai PAN-tes hoi the-ō-ROUN-tes AR-ksōn-tai au-TÔ em-PAI-zein
Exegesis
The infinitive empaizein {ἐμπαίζειν | em-paí-zein} functions as the complementary infinitive to arxontai, detailing the action the observers will begin to perform, while auto {αὐτῷ | au-tôi} in the dative marks the person who becomes the target of the mocking. The sequence of genitive absolutes followed by the hina-mepote clause captures a logical flow: given the scenario of incomplete building work, the warning is that observers might start to mock, which is reflected in translation by temporal phrasing (“after someone lays”) followed by a preventive nuance (“lest,” “otherwise”).
In context — Luke 14:29
Lest after someone lays a foundation and is unable to finish it, all who see it begin to mock him.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:29:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 14:29, so the Greek word ἐμπαίζειν (empaizein) 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.14.29.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.29.W15.S1) and character.