Luke 14:35:3Luke.14.35.W3TAB
γῆν
ghen
“ground”
- Transliteration
- GHEN
- Extended
- GHEEN
- IPA
- /gɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- ground
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
GHEN
- sentence
OU-te eis GHEN OU-te eis ko-PRi-an EU-the-TO(n) ES-tin EK-sô BAL-lou-sin au-TO ho E-khōn Ô-ta a-KOU-ein a-kou-E-tō
Exegesis
The correlative negatives oute eis gen oute eis koprian {οὔτε εἰς γῆν οὔτε εἰς κοπρίαν | oú-te eîs gê-n oú-te eîs kó-pri-an} frame the proposition with parallel prepositional phrases to stress complete unsuitability.
Root and etymology
gegamma–eta
“earth, land, soil”
In context — Luke 14:35
It is not fit for the land or for the manure heap ; they throw it outside. The one who has ears to hear, let him hear.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:35:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 14:35, so the Greek word γῆν (ghen) 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.14.35.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.35.W3.S1) and character.