Luke 17:33:8Luke.17.33.W8TAB
ἀπολέσει
apolései
“will lose”
- Transliteration
- a-po-LÉ-sei
- Extended
- ah-poh-LEH-say
- IPA
- /a.poˈle.sei̯/
Meaning by language
- English
- will lose
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-LÉ-sei
- 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
This protasis contrasts with the future indicative apolesei {ἀπολέσει | a-po-le-sei} “will lose” in the apodosis, marking a definite, paradoxical outcome.
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 17:33:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 17:33, so the Greek word ἀπολέσει (apolései) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.33.W8.S1) and character.