Luke 16:28:12Luke.16.28.W12TAB
ἔλθωσιν
elthôsin
“may come”
- Transliteration
- EL-thô-sin
- Extended
- EHL-thoh-sin
- IPA
- /ˈel.tʰɔː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- may come
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EL-thô-sin
- sentence
E-kho gar PEN-te a-del-PHOUS HO-pos di-a-mar-TY-ray-tai au-TOIS HI-na mê KAI au-TOI EL-thô-sin eis ton TO-pon TOU-ton tês ba-SA-nou
Exegesis
A second purpose clause introduced by hina {ἵνα | hí-na} ‘so that’ governs the aorist active subjunctive elthōsin {ἔλθωσιν | él-thō-sin} ‘they may come,’ negated by the particle mē {μὴ | mḕ} ‘not’ and emphasized by kai {καὶ | kaì} ‘also’ plus autoi {αὐτοὶ | au-toì} ‘they themselves.’
In context — Luke 16:28
For I have five brothers, so that he may testify to them, so that they also may not come into this place of torment .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:28:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 16:28, so the Greek word ἔλθωσιν (elthôsin) 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.16.28.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.28.W12.S1) and character.