Luke 17:25:3Luke.17.25.W3TAB
δεῖ
dei
“it is necessary”
- Transliteration
- DEI
- Extended
- DEI
- IPA
- /diː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is necessary
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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DEI
- sentence
PRO-ton DE DEI au-TON pol-LA pa-THEIN KAI a-po-do-ki-mas-THÊ-nai a-PO tês ge-ne-AS TAU-tês
Exegesis
The impersonal verb dei {δεῖ | dêi} functions as the main verbal idea, conveying divine necessity and governing two coordinated infinitives, pathein {παθεῖν | pa-theîn} “to suffer” and apodokimasthenai {ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι | a-po-do-ki-mas-thê-nai} “to be rejected.”
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–epsilon–iota–pi–nu–epsilon–omega
“to dine, take the main meal”
In context — Luke 17:25
But first, it is necessary for Him to suffer many things and to be rejected by this generation.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 17:25, so the Greek word δεῖ (dei) 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.17.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.25.W3.S1) and character.