Luke 14:32:3Luke.14.32.W3TAB
μήγε
mêge
“if not”
- Transliteration
- MÊ-ge
- Extended
- MEHÊ-geh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛː.ge/
Meaning by language
- English
- if not
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MÊ-ge
- sentence
ei de MÊ-ge E-ti au-TOU POR-rhô ON-tos pres-BEI-an a-po-STEI-las e-rô-TAI ta pros ei-RÊ-nên
Exegesis
The verse functions as the counterfactual clause of a conditional illustration, with ei de mēge {εἰ δὲ μήγε | ei dè mē-ge} introducing “if not.”
In context — Luke 14:32
If not, while he is still far off, having sent a delegation , he asks for terms of peace .
About this coordinate
Luke 14:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 14:32, so the Greek word μήγε (mêge) 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.14.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.32.W3.S1) and character.