Luke 14:30:6Luke.14.30.W6TAB
ἤρξατο
êrksato
“began”
- Transliteration
- ÊR-ksa-to
- Extended
- AYR-ksah-toh
- IPA
- /ˈɛːr.ksɑ.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- began
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ÊR-ksa-to
- sentence
LE-go-ntes HO-ti HOU-tos ho AN-thrō-pos ÊR-ksa-to oi-ko-do-MEIN kai ouk IS-khy-sen ek-te-LE-sai
Exegesis
The aorist middle erxato {ἤρξατο | ḗr-xa-to} plus the present infinitive oikodomein {οἰκοδομεῖν | oi-ko-do-meîn} form a periphrastic complex meaning “began to build.”
In context — Luke 14:30
They say, "This man began to build but was not able to finish it."
About this coordinate
Luke 14:30:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 14:30, so the Greek word ἤρξατο (êrksato) 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.14.30.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.30.W6.S1) and character.