Luke 14:29:5Luke.14.29.W5TAB
θεμέλιον
themelion
“foundation”
- Transliteration
- the-ME-li-on
- Extended
- theh-MEH-li-ohn
- IPA
- /tʰeˈme.li.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- foundation
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
the-ME-li-on
- 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
Preceding this, the genitive absolute construction thentos autou themelion {θέντος αὐτοῦ θεμέλιον | thé-ntos au-toû the-mé-li-on} ‘after he has laid a foundation’ provides a circumstantial, temporally prior action independent of the main clause grammar.
Root and etymology
themeltheta–epsilon–mu–epsilon–lambda
“foundation, base”
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 14:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 14:29, so the Greek word θεμέλιον (themelion) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.29.W5.S1) and character.