Luke 17:32:3Luke.17.32.W3TAB
γυναικὸς
gynaikos
“wife”
- Transliteration
- gy-nai-KOS
- Extended
- gy-NAI-kohs
- IPA
- /gy.naiˈkos/
Meaning by language
- English
- wife
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gy-nai-KOS
- sentence
mnê-mo-NEU-e-te tês gy-nai-KOS LÔT
Exegesis
The genitive article tes {τῆς | tês} introduces the genitive noun gynaikos {γυναικὸς | gynai-kós} ‘wife’, forming the genitival phrase tes gynaikos Lot {τῆς γυναικὸς Λώτ | tês gynai-kós Lôt}, which expresses a possessive relationship.
Root and etymology
gynegamma–upsilon–nu–eta
“woman, wife”
In context — Luke 17:32
Remember Lot’s wife.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 17:32, so the Greek word γυναικὸς (gynaikos) 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.17.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.32.W3.S1) and character.