Luke 17:24:6Luke.17.24.W6TAB

ἐκ

ek

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Transliteration
ek
Extended
ehk
IPA
/ek/

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Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Kappak — as in kite

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  1. word

    ek

  2. sentence

    HÔS-per gar hê a-stra-PÊ a-STRAP-tou-sa ek tês hy-PO ton ou-ra-NON eis tên hyp ou-ra-NON LAM-pei HOU-tôs ES-tai ho hy-HOS tou an-THRÔ-pou en têi hê-ME-ra au-TOU

Exegesis

Parallel prepositional phrases ek tēs hypò tón ouranón {ἐκ τῆς ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανὸν | ek tēs hypò tón ouranón} ‘from under the sky’ and eis tēn hyp ouranón {εἰς τὴν ὑπ᾽ οὐρανὸν | eis tēn hyp ouranón} ‘into the sky under’ express the breadth of the phenomenon.

Root and etymology

katharizokappa alpha theta alpha rho iota zeta omega

to make clean, purify

In contextLuke 17:24

For just as the lightning flashes from under the sky to under the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day.

About this coordinate

Luke 17:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 17:24, so the Greek word ἐκ (ek) 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.17.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.24.W6.S1) and character.