Luke 14:4:3Luke.14.4.W3TAB
ἡσύχασαν
hêsykhasan
“were silent”
- Transliteration
- hê-SY-kha-san
- Extended
- hê-SY-khah-sahn
- IPA
- /hɛːˈsy.kʰa.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were silent
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hê-SY-kha-san
- sentence
hoi de hê-SY-kha-san KAI e-pi-la-BO-me-nos i-A-sa-to au-TON KAI a-PE-ly-sen
Exegesis
The verse begins with hoi de hēsychasan {οἱ δὲ ἡσύχασαν | hoí dè hē-sý-cha-san}, a nominative plural article plus aorist verb indicating completed silence.
Root and etymology
Rooteta–sigma–upsilon–chi–alpha–zeta–omega
“to be quiet, be still”
In context — Luke 14:4
But they remained silent. Then He took hold of him, healed him, and released him.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 14:4, so the Greek word ἡσύχασαν (hêsykhasan) 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.14.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.4.W3.S1) and character.