Luke 16:3:20Luke.16.3.W20TAB
ἰσχύω
iskhyō
“I am strong”
- Transliteration
- is-KHY-ō
- Extended
- ihs-KHY-oh
- IPA
- /isˈkʰy.ɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I am strong
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
is-KHY-ō
- 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 16:3:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Luke 16:3, so the Greek word ἰσχύω (iskhyō) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.3.W20.S1) and character.