Luke 16:17:3Luke.16.17.W3TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“it is”
- Transliteration
- ES-tin
- Extended
- EHS-tihn
- IPA
- /ˈes.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ES-tin
- 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 Greek comparative predicate eukopoteron {εὐκοπώτερον | eu-kopōteron} ‘easier’ combines with estin {ἐστιν | éstin} ‘it is’ to assert the main claim.
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 16:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 16:17, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.17.W3.S1) and character.