Luke 16:15:5Luke.16.15.W5TAB
ἐστε
este
“are”
- Transliteration
- ES-te
- Extended
- EHS-teh
- IPA
- /ˈes.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- are
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ES-te
- sentence
KAI EI-pen au-TOIS hy-MEIS ES-te HOI di-kai-OU-ntes he-au-TOUS e-NÔ-pi-on TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn ho de the-OS gi-NÔ-skei tas kar-di-AS hy-MÔN HO-ti to en an-THRÔ-pois hy-psê-LON BDÉ-lyg-ma e-NÔ-pi-on tou the-OU
Exegesis
The emphatic subject pronoun humeis {Ὑμεῖς | Hu-meîs} precedes the copula este {ἐστε | es-te}, marking a pointed address: “You are….”
In context — Luke 16:15
And He said to them, “You are the ones who declare yourselves righteous before people, but God knows your hearts; for what is exalted among people is an abomination in the sight of God.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 16:15, so the Greek word ἐστε (este) 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.16.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.15.W5.S1) and character.