Luke 16:4:10Luke.16.4.W10TAB
δέξωνταί
deksōntai
“they may receive”
- Transliteration
- DEK-sōn-tai
- Extended
- DEHK-sôhn-tai
- IPA
- /ˈdek.sɔːn.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- they may receive
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
DEK-sōn-tai
- sentence
E-gnōn TI poi-Ê-sō HI-na HO-tan me-ta-sta-THŌ ek tês oi-ko-no-MI-as DEK-sōn-tai me eis tous OI-kous he-au-TÔN
Exegesis
The subjunctive dexontai {δέξωνταί | déxōntai} ‘they may receive’ sets forth the hoped-for response toward me {με | me}.
Root and etymology
dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to receive, welcome”
In context — Luke 16:4
I know what I will do, so that, when I am put out of the stewardship , they will receive me into their houses .
About this coordinate
Luke 16:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 16:4, so the Greek word δέξωνταί (deksōntai) 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.16.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.4.W10.S1) and character.