Luke 17:20:1Luke.17.20.W1TAB
Ἐπερωτηθεὶς
eperōtētheis
“Having been asked”
- Transliteration
- e-pe-rō-tē-THEIS
- Extended
- eh-peh-roh-tay-THEIS
- IPA
- /e.pe.rɔː.tɛːˈtʰeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- Having been asked
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pe-rō-tē-THEIS
- sentence
e-pe-rō-tē-THEIS de hy-PO tōn pha-ri-sa-I-ōn PO-te ER-khe-tai hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU a-pe-KRI-thē au-TOIS kai EI-pen ouk ER-khe-tai hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU me-TA pa-ra-tē-RÊ-se-ōs
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist passive participle eperotetheis {ἐπερωτηθεὶς | e-pe-rō-tē-theis} ‘having been asked’, which functions as a circumstantial participle setting the temporal and situational background for the main action.
Root and etymology
eperotaoepsilon–pi–epsilon–rho–omega–tau–alpha–omega
“to inquire, ask about”
In context — Luke 17:20
And having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God is coming, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation .”
About this coordinate
Luke 17:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 17:20, so the Greek word Ἐπερωτηθεὶς (eperōtētheis) 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.17.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.20.W1.S1) and character.