Luke 17:27:16Luke.17.27.W16TAB
κατακλυσμὸς
kataklysmos
“flood”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-klysm-OS
- Extended
- kah-tah-klyhs-MOHS
- IPA
- /ka.ta.klyːsˈmos/
Meaning by language
- English
- flood
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ka-ta-klysm-OS
- sentence
ÊS-thi-on E-pi-non e-GA-moun e-ga-MI-dzon-to A-khri HÊS hê-ME-ras ei-SÊL-then NÔ-e eis tên ki-bô-TON kai ÊL-then ho ka-ta-klysm-OS kai a-PÔ-le-sen PAN-tas
Exegesis
The definite article ho {ὁ | ho} with kataklysmos {κατακλυσμός | ka-ta-kly-smós} personifies the flood as a singular, known event.
Root and etymology
kataklyzokappa–alpha–tau–alpha–kappa–lambda–upsilon–zeta–omega
“to flood, inundate”
In context — Luke 17:27
They were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:27:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 17:27, so the Greek word κατακλυσμὸς (kataklysmos) 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.17.27.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.27.W16.S1) and character.