Luke 17:27:18Luke.17.27.W18TAB
ἀπώλεσεν
apôlesen
“destroyed”
- Transliteration
- a-PÔ-le-sen
- Extended
- ah-POH-leh-sehn
- IPA
- /aˈpɔː.le.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- destroyed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-PÔ-le-sen
- 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 narrative then shifts to aorist indicatives, eisēlthen {εἰσῆλθεν | ei-sēl-then} ‘entered’, ēlthen {ἦλθεν | ēl-then} ‘came’, and apolesen {ἀπώλεσεν | a-pō-le-sen} ‘destroyed’, highlighting sudden, decisive actions against the backdrop of ongoing human routine.
Root and etymology
apollymialpha–pi–omicron–lambda–lambda–upsilon–mu–iota
“to destroy utterly”
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 17:27:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Luke 17:27, so the Greek word ἀπώλεσεν (apôlesen) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.27.W18.S1) and character.