Luke 17:3:8Luke.17.3.W8TAB
ἐπιτίμησον
epiteemêson
“rebuke”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-TEE-mê-son
- Extended
- eh-pee-TEE-may-sohn
- IPA
- /e.piˈti.mɛː.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- rebuke
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-TEE-mê-son
- sentence
pro-SE-khe-te he-au-TOIS e-AN ha-MAR-tê ho a-del-PHOS sou e-pi-TEE-mê-son au-TO kai e-AN me-ta-no-Ê-sê A-phes au-TO
Exegesis
Its corresponding apodosis, epitimeson auto {ἐπιτίμησον αὐτῷ | epitímēson autō} ‘rebuke him,’ commands a decisive corrective response, with the dative auto marking the person who receives the rebuke.
Root and etymology
epitimaōepsilon–pi–iota–tau–iota–mu–alpha–omega
“to rebuke, censure”
In context — Luke 17:3
Pay attention to yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 17:3, so the Greek word ἐπιτίμησον (epiteemêson) 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.17.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.3.W8.S1) and character.