Luke 15:4:14Luke.15.4.W14TAB

καταλείπει

kataleipei

leaves

Transliteration
ka-ta-LEI-pei
Extended
kah-tah-LEE-pay
IPA
/ka.taˈliː.pei/

Meaning by language

English
leaves

Greek · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
κα + τα + λεί + πει
ka + ta + lei + pei
kataleipei

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Pip — as in pet
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

Tap any key to hear its pronunciation

Diphthongs
Accents & breathings

Now you try — trace the word:

The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ka-ta-LEI-pei

  2. sentence

    TIS AN-thrō-pos eks hy-MON E-khōn he-ka-TON PRO-ba-ta kai a-po-LE-sas eks au-TŌN hen ou ka-ta-LEI-pei ta e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta en-NE-a en têi e-RÊ-mōi kai po-REU-e-tai e-PI to a-po-lō-LOS HE-ōs HEU-rêi au-TO

Exegesis

The negative question ou kataleipei {οὐ καταλείπει | ou ka-ta-leí-pei} ‘would not leave’ expects agreement, underscoring the shepherd’s obvious choice.

In contextLuke 15:4

What person among you who owns a hundred sheep and loses one would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?

About this coordinate

Luke 15:4:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 15:4, so the Greek word καταλείπει (kataleipei) 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.15.4.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.4.W14.S1) and character.