Luke 16:6:11Luke.16.6.W11TAB
Δέξαι
deksai
“take”
- Transliteration
- DEK-sai
- Extended
- DEHK-sai
- IPA
- /ˈdek.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- take
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
DEK-sai
- sentence
ho de EI-pen he-ka-TON BA-tous e-LA-I-ou ho de EI-pen au-TÔI DEK-sai sou ta GRA-mma-ta kai ka-THI-sas ta-KHE-ōs GRA-pson pen-TÊ-kon-ta
Exegesis
The middle imperative dexai {δέξαι | déx-ai} ‘take’ governs sou ta grammata {σοῦ τὰ γράμματα | soû ta grám-ma-ta} ‘your record’, indicating the retrieval of the debt instrument.
Root and etymology
dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to receive, accept”
In context — Luke 16:6
He said, “One hundred baths of oil.” Then he said to him, “Take your bill ; sit down at once and write fifty.”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 16:6, so the Greek word Δέξαι (deksai) 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.16.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.6.W11.S1) and character.