Luke 17:1:13Luke.17.1.W13TAB
ἐλθεῖν
elthein
“to come”
- Transliteration
- el-THEIN
- Extended
- ehl-THEIN
- IPA
- /elˈtʰiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to come
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
el-THEIN
- sentence
EI-pen de pros tous ma-thê-TAS au-TOU a-NEN-dek-TON es-TIN tou ta SKAN-da-la mê el-THEIN plên ou-AI di hou ER-khe-tai
Exegesis
The articular infinitive phrase tou ta skandala me elthein {τοῦ τὰ σκάνδαλα μὴ ἐλθεῖν | toû tá skán-da-la mē el-theîn} expresses the content of what is “impossible,” with the genitive article tou governing the infinitive and its object, and the negative particle me marking what cannot fail to occur.
In context — Luke 17:1
And He said to His disciples, “It is impossible for stumbling-blocks not to come, but woe to the one through whom they come.”
About this coordinate
Luke 17:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 17:1, so the Greek word ἐλθεῖν (elthein) 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.17.1.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.1.W13.S1) and character.