Luke 16:21:2Luke.16.21.W2TAB
ἐπιθυμῶν
epithymôn
“desiring”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-thy-MÔN
- Extended
- eh-pih-thy-MÔHN
- IPA
- /e.pi.tʰyˈmɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- desiring
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-thy-MÔN
- sentence
KAI e-pi-thy-MÔN khor-tas-THÊ-nai a-PO tÔN pip-TON-tōn a-PO tÊS tra-PE-zês TOU plou-SI-ou al-LA KAI hoi KY-nes er-KHO-me-noi e-PE-lei-khon TA HEL-kê au-TOU
Exegesis
The verse continues with the nominative participle epithymōn {ἐπιθυμῶν | e-pi-thu-mṓn} “desiring,” which functions circumstantially to express an ongoing state of longing.
Root and etymology
epithymeōepsilon–pi–iota–theta–upsilon–mu–epsilon–omega
“to desire, long for”
In context — Luke 16:21
And he was longing to be fed from the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table; but even the dogs came and were licking his sores .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 16:21, so the Greek word ἐπιθυμῶν (epithymôn) 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.16.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.21.W2.S1) and character.