Luke 17:18:4Luke.17.18.W4TAB
δοῦναι
dounai
“to give”
- Transliteration
- DOU-nai
- Extended
- doo-NAI
- IPA
- /ˈduː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to give
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
DOU-nai
- sentence
oukh heu-RE-thê-san hy-po-STRE-psan-tes DOU-nai DO-ksan tôi the-Ô ei mê ho al-lo-ge-NÊS HOU-tos
Exegesis
The infinitive dounai {δοῦναι | doû-nai} ‘to give’ expresses purpose or intended result, governing the object doxan {δόξαν | dóx-an} ‘glory’ and taking the dative indirect object tō theō {τῷ θεῷ | tō the-ō} ‘to God.’
In context — Luke 17:18
Were none found having returned to give glory to God , except this foreigner ?
About this coordinate
Luke 17:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 17:18, so the Greek word δοῦναι (dounai) 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.17.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.18.W4.S1) and character.