Luke 17:23:9Luke.17.23.W9TAB
ἀπέλθητε
apelthête
“go out”
- Transliteration
- a-PEL-thê-te
- Extended
- ah-PEL-thêê-teh
- IPA
- /aˈpel.tʰɛː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- go out
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PEL-thê-te
- 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 prohibitive me {μὴ | mē} governs the aorist subjunctive apelthete {ἀπέλθητε | a-pél-thē-te}, and mede {μηδὲ | mē-dé} coordinates the second aorist subjunctive dioxete {διώξητε | di-ṓ-xē-te}, producing a double prohibition that underscores the disciples’ decisive refusal to pursue false Messianic appearances. The translation retains direct speech with quotation marks and parallels the Greek structure by keeping the prohibitions in balanced form.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to go away, depart”
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 17:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 17:23, so the Greek word ἀπέλθητε (apelthête) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.23.W9.S1) and character.