Luke 14:9:17Luke.14.9.W17TAB
αἰσχύνης
aiskhynēs
“shame”
- Transliteration
- ais-KHY-nēs
- Extended
- ais-KHY-nehs
- IPA
- /aisˈkʰyː.nɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- shame
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ais-KHY-nēs
- sentence
KAI el-THŌN ho se KAI au-TON ka-LE-sas e-REI soi DOS TOU-tō TO-pon KAI TO-te AR-ksē me-TA ais-KHY-nēs ton ES-kha-ton TO-pon ka-TE-khein
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase meta aischynes {μετὰ αἰσχύνης | me-tá aischý-nēs} ‘with shame’ employs a genitive to denote the emotional experience of dishonor.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–iota–sigma–chi–upsilon–nu
“shame, disgrace”
In context — Luke 14:9
And when the one who invited you and him comes, he will say to you, “Give this person the place,” and then you will begin, with shame, to occupy the lowest place.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:9:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 14:9, so the Greek word αἰσχύνης (aiskhynēs) 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.14.9.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.9.W17.S1) and character.