Luke 14:6:4Luke.14.6.W4TAB
ἀνταποκριθῆναι
antapokrithênai
“to answer”
- Transliteration
- an-ta-po-kri-THÊ-nai
- Extended
- ahn-tah-poh-kree-THÊ-nai
- IPA
- /an.ta.po.kriˈtʰɛː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to answer
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
an-ta-po-kri-THÊ-nai
- sentence
KAI ouk EE-skhy-san an-ta-po-kri-THÊ-nai pros TAU-ta
Exegesis
The infinitive antapokrithenai {ἀνταποκριθῆναι | an-ta-po-kri-thḗ-nai} serves as the complement of ischysan, specifying the action they could not perform—‘to answer in return’—with the anti- prefix indicating a reciprocal reply.
In context — Luke 14:6
And they were not able to answer him in response to these things .
About this coordinate
Luke 14:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 14:6, so the Greek word ἀνταποκριθῆναι (antapokrithênai) 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.14.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.6.W4.S1) and character.