Luke 17:34:6Luke.17.34.W6TAB
ἔσονται
esontai
“will be”
- Transliteration
- E-son-tai
- Extended
- EH-son-tai
- IPA
- /ˈe.son.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- will be
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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E-son-tai
- sentence
LE-go hy-MEEN tau-TEI TÊI nyk-TEE E-son-tai DY-o e-PI KLI-nês mi-AS ho HEIS pa-ra-lêm-PHTHÊ-se-tai KAI ho HE-te-ros a-phe-THÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
The existential construction esontai dyo {ἔσονται δύο | é-son-tai dý-o} employs the future middle of “to be” with the numeral two as its subject, yielding “will be two.”
In context — Luke 17:34
I say to you, in that night there will be two on one bed; the one will be taken, and the other will be left.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:34:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 17:34, so the Greek word ἔσονται (esontai) 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.17.34.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.34.W6.S1) and character.