Luke 17:14:16Luke.17.14.W16TAB
ἐκαθαρίσθησαν
ekatharisthêsan
“they were cleansed”
- Transliteration
- e-ka-tha-RI-sthê-san
- Extended
- eh-kah-thah-REE-sthay-sahn
- IPA
- /e.ka.tʰaˈriːs.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were cleansed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-ka-tha-RI-sthê-san
- sentence
kai i-DON EI-pen au-TOIS po-reu-THEN-tes e-pi-DEI-ksa-te he-au-TOUS tois hi-e-REU-sin kai e-GE-ne-to en tôi hy-PA-gein au-TOUS e-ka-tha-RI-sthê-san
Exegesis
The aorist passive ekatharisthēsan {ἐκαθαρίσθησαν | ekatharísthēsan} ‘they were cleansed’ presents the cleansing as a completed divine act that occurs during their obedient movement, highlighting the connection between response to the command and the timing of the healing without making the obedience its cause.
Root and etymology
katharizokappa alpha theta alpha rho iota zeta omega
“to make clean, purify”
In context — Luke 17:14
And when He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests .” And it happened that as they were going, they were cleansed.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:14:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 17:14, so the Greek word ἐκαθαρίσθησαν (ekatharisthêsan) 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.17.14.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.14.W16.S1) and character.