Luke 14:5:8Luke.14.5.W8TAB
ἢ
ê
“or”
- Transliteration
- Ê
- Extended
- ê
- IPA
- /ɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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Ê
- sentence
KAI pros au-TOUS EI-pen TEE-nos hy-MON hy-OS Ê BOUS eis PHRE-ar pe-SEI-tai KAI ouk eu-THE-ôs a-na-SPA-sei au-TON en hê-ME-rai tou sab-BA-tou
Exegesis
The coordinated subject huios ē bous {υἱὸς ἢ βοῦς | huiòs ē boûs} juxtaposes a family member with valuable livestock, underscoring both as worth rescuing.
Root and etymology
tereōtau eta rho epsilon omega
“to watch, to keep”
In context — Luke 14:5
And He said to them, “Which of you, if your son or ox falls into a pit, would not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath ?”
About this coordinate
Luke 14:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 14:5, so the Greek word ἢ (ê) 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.14.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.5.W8.S1) and character.