Luke 17:22:9Luke.17.22.W9TAB
ἐπιθυμήσετε
epithymêsēte
“you will desire”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-thy-MÊ-sē-te
- Extended
- eh-pih-thy-MÊ-see-teh
- IPA
- /e.pi.tʰyˈmɛː.se.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you will desire
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-thy-MÊ-sē-te
- sentence
EI-pen de pros tous ma-thê-TAS e-LEU-son-tai hê-ME-rai HO-te e-pi-thy-MÊ-sē-te MI-an tôn hê-me-RÔN tou hy-IU tou an-THRÔ-pou i-DEIN kai ouk OP-se-sthe
Exegesis
This is further defined by the temporal conjunction hote {ὅτε | hóte} ‘when’ introducing a temporal subordinate clause whose main verb is epithymēsete {ἐπιθυμήσετε | epithymḗsete} ‘you will long for’, emphasizing an intense future desire on the part of the disciples.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon pi iota theta upsilon mu epsilon omega
“to desire, long for”
In context — Luke 17:22
And He said to the disciples, “Days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man , and you will not see it.”
About this coordinate
Luke 17:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 17:22, so the Greek word ἐπιθυμήσετε (epithymêsēte) 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.17.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.22.W9.S1) and character.