Luke 17:33:7Luke.17.33.W7TAB
περιποιήσασθαι
peripoiêsasthai
“to preserve”
- Transliteration
- pe-ri-poi-Ê-sa-sthai
- Extended
- peh-ree-poi-AY-sah-sthai
- IPA
- /pe.ri.poi̯ˈɛː.sas.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to preserve
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pe-ri-poi-Ê-sa-sthai
- sentence
HOS AN dzê-TÊ-sêi tên psy-KHÊN hau-TOU pe-ri-poi-Ê-sa-sthai a-po-LÉ-sei au-TÊN HOS de AN a-po-LÉ-sêi dzô-o-go-ni-SÊI au-TÊN
Exegesis
In the first clause, the aorist subjunctive zetese {ζητήσῃ | zē-tē-sē} “might seek” is complemented by the aorist middle infinitive peripoiesasthai {περιποιήσασθαι | pe-ri-poi-ē-sa-sthai} “to preserve for oneself,” giving the sense of purposeful self-preservation.
In context — Luke 17:33
Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life will keep it alive .
About this coordinate
Luke 17:33:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 17:33, so the Greek word περιποιήσασθαι (peripoiêsasthai) 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.17.33.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.33.W7.S1) and character.