Luke 15:1:4Luke.15.1.W4TAB
ἐγγίζοντες
engizontes
“drawing near”
- Transliteration
- en-GI-zon-tes
- Extended
- ehn-GIH-zohn-tehs
- IPA
- /enˈgi.zon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- drawing near
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
en-GI-zon-tes
- sentence
Ê-san de au-TOI en-GI-zon-tes PAN-tes hoi te-LO-nai kai hoi ha-mar-tô-LOI a-KOU-ein au-TOU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the imperfect verb esan {ἦσαν | ē-san} ‘they were,’ paired with the present participle engizontes {ἐγγίζοντες | en-gí-zon-tes} ‘drawing near’ to indicate continuous past action.
In context — Luke 15:1
Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near to Him in order to hear Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 15:1, so the Greek word ἐγγίζοντες (engizontes) 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.15.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.1.W4.S1) and character.