Luke 17:1:8Luke.17.1.W8TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“it is”
- Transliteration
- es-TIN
- Extended
- ehs-TIHN
- IPA
- /esˈtin/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
es-TIN
- 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 clause Anendekton estin {Ἀνένδεκτόν ἐστιν | a-nén-dek-tón é-stin} is an impersonal construction in which the neuter predicate adjective functions with the copula to state a general truth.
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 17:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 17:1, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.1.W8.S1) and character.