Luke 14:31:16Luke.14.31.W16TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- es-tin
- Extended
- ehs-tihn
- IPA
- /es.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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es-tin
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Ê TIS ba-si-LEUS po-reu-O-me-nos he-TE-rô ba-si-LEI sym-ba-LEIN eis PO-le-mon ou-KHI ka-THI-sas PRÔ-ton bou-LEU-se-tai ei dy-na-TOS es-tin en DE-ka khi-li-A-sin hy-pan-TÊ-sai tôi me-TA EI-ko-si khi-li-A-dōn er-kho-ME-nō ep au-TON
Exegesis
The main verb bouleusetai {βουλεύσεται | bouleúsatai} ‘he will deliberate’ describes the king’s reflective decision, while the conditional ei {εἰ | ei} ‘if’ frames an assessment of capability: dynatos {δυνατός | dynatós} ‘able’ with estin {ἐστιν | estin} ‘is’ and the prepositional phrase en deka chiliasin {ἐν δέκα χιλιάσιν | en déka khiliásin} ‘with ten thousands’ specify his available force.
In context — Luke 14:31
Or which king, about to go to war against another king, would not first sit down and deliberate whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
About this coordinate
Luke 14:31:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 14:31, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.14.31.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.31.W16.S1) and character.