Luke 17:23:4Luke.17.23.W4TAB
Ἰδοὺ
idou
“Look”
- Transliteration
- i-dou
- Extended
- ih-DOO
- IPA
- /iˈduː/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
i-dou
- sentence
KAI e-ROU-sin hy-MEEN i-dou e-KEI i-dou HÔ-de MÊ a-PEL-thê-te mê-DE di-Ô-ksê-te
Exegesis
The future indicative erousin {ἐροῦσιν | e-roû-sin} frames a report directed hymin {ὑμῖν | hy-mîn}, while idou {ἰδοὺ | i-doù} functions as an alert particle followed by the deictic adverbs ekei {ἐκεῖ | e-keî} and hode {ὧδε | hô-de} to simulate emphatic location calls.
Root and etymology
eidonepsilon–iota–delta–omicron–nu
“to see, behold”
In context — Luke 17:23
And they will say to you, “Behold, there; behold, here.” Do not go out , nor pursue them .
About this coordinate
Luke 17:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 17:23, so the Greek word Ἰδοὺ (idou) 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.17.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.23.W4.S1) and character.