Luke 14:3:8Luke.14.3.W8TAB
νομικοὺς
nomikous
“lawyers”
- Transliteration
- no-mi-KOUS
- Extended
- noh-mih-KOOS
- IPA
- /no.miˈkuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- lawyers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
no-mi-KOUS
- sentence
KAI a-po-kri-THEIS ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen pros tous no-mi-KOUS KAI pha-ri-SAI-ous LE-gōn EK-ses-tin tôi sab-BA-tôi the-ra-PEU-sai Ê OU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros tous nomikous kai Pharisaious {πρὸς τοὺς νομικοὺς καὶ Φαρισαίους | pròs toûs no-mi-koûs kaí Pha-ri-saí-ous} identifies the addressees.
In context — Luke 14:3
And Jesus , answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees: “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath , or is it not?”
About this coordinate
Luke 14:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 14:3, so the Greek word νομικοὺς (nomikous) 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.14.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.3.W8.S1) and character.