Luke 16:17:14Luke.16.17.W14TAB
κεραίαν
keraian
“stroke”
- Transliteration
- ke-RAI-an
- Extended
- keh-RAI-ah(n)
- IPA
- /keˈrai.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- stroke
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-RAI-an
- sentence
eu-ko-PO-te-ron de ES-tin ton ou-ra-NON kai tên GÊN pa-rel-THEIN Ê tou NO-mou MI-an ke-RAI-an pe-SEIN
Exegesis
The comparative conjunction ē {ἢ | ḗ} ‘than’ introduces a parallel infinitival clause where the genitive νόμου {νόμου | nó-mou} ‘law’ modifies the accusative μίαν κεραίαν {μίαν κεραίαν | míān keraían} ‘one stroke’, which functions as the subject of the infinitive pesein {πεσεῖν | peseîn} ‘to fall’. This juxtaposition of cosmic dissolution with the loss of even the smallest written element intensifies the assertion of the law’s enduring authority.
Root and etymology
keraské-ras
“horn”
In context — Luke 16:17
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one small stroke of the law to fall .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:17:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 16:17, so the Greek word κεραίαν (keraian) 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.16.17.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.17.W14.S1) and character.