Luke 16:26:5Luke.16.26.W5TAB
μεταξὺ
metaksy
“between”
- Transliteration
- me-ta-KSY
- Extended
- meh-tah-KSY
- IPA
- /me.taˈksy/
Meaning by language
- English
- between
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ta-KSY
- sentence
KAI en PA-si TOU-tois me-ta-KSY hê-MON KAI hy-MÔN KHAZ-ma ME-ga e-STÊ-rik-tai HO-pōs hoi THE-lon-tes di-a-BÊ-nai EN-then pros hy-MAS mê DY-nōn-tai mê-DE e-KEI-then pros hê-MAS di-a-pe-RÔ-sin
Exegesis
The preposition metaxú {μεταξὺ | metaxú} governs the genitives hēmōn and humōn {ἡμῶν καὶ ὑμῶν | hē-mōn kaì hu-mōn}, marking the two sides of the divide.
In context — Luke 16:26
And besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who desire to cross from here to you are not able, and neither can anyone cross from there to us.
About this coordinate
Luke 16:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 16:26, so the Greek word μεταξὺ (metaksy) 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.16.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.26.W5.S1) and character.