Luke 15:16:2Luke.15.16.W2TAB
ἐπεθύμει
epethymei
“he was longing”
- Transliteration
- e-pe-THY-mei
- Extended
- eh-peh-thy-MEI
- IPA
- /e.peˈtʰy.mei/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was longing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pe-THY-mei
- sentence
KAI e-pe-THY-mei ge-MI-sai tên koi-LI-an au-TOU a-PO tôn ke-ra-TI-ōn hôn ÊS-thi-on hoi KHOI-roi KAI ou-de-IS e-DI-dou au-TÔ
Exegesis
The imperfect epethumei {ἐπεθύμει | epethúmei} signals a sustained, ongoing desire rather than a momentary impulse.
Root and etymology
epithumeoepsilon–pi–iota–theta–upsilon–mu–epsilon–omega
“to desire, long for”
In context — Luke 15:16
And he was longing to fill his belly with the pods which the pigs were eating, and no one was giving him anything.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 15:16, so the Greek word ἐπεθύμει (epethymei) 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.15.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.16.W2.S1) and character.