Luke 15:10:11Luke.15.10.W11TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“over”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PIH
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- over
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI
- sentence
HOU-tōs LE-gō hy-MEEN GI-ne-tai kha-RA e-NŌ-pi-on tōn an-GE-lōn tou the-OU e-PI he-NI ha-mar-tō-LO me-ta-no-OUN-ti
Exegesis
The preposition epi with the dative heni hamartōlō {ἐπὶ ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ | epì heni hamartōlō} identifies the occasion of this joy as “over one sinner.”
Root and etymology
epitithēmiepsilon–pi–iota–tau–iota–theta–eta–mu–iota
“to place upon, lay on”
In context — Luke 15:10
In the same way, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who is repenting.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 15:10, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.15.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.10.W11.S1) and character.