Luke 16:3:18Luke.16.3.W18TAB
σκάπτειν
skaptein
“to dig”
- Transliteration
- SKAP-tein
- Extended
- SKAHP-tein
- IPA
- /ˈskap.tein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to dig
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
SKAP-tein
- sentence
EI-pen de en he-au-TO ho oi-ko-NO-mos TI poi-Ê-sō HO-ti ho KY-ri-os mou a-phai-REI-tai tēn oi-ko-no-MI-an ap e-MOU SKAP-tein ouk is-KHY-ō e-pai-TEIN ais-KHY-no-mai
In context — Luke 16:3
And the steward said to himself, “What am I to do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I do not have strength to dig, and I feel shame to beg.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:3:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Luke 16:3, so the Greek word σκάπτειν (skaptein) 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.16.3.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.3.W18.S1) and character.