Luke 17:35:3Luke.17.35.W3TAB
ἀλήθουσαι
alêthousai
“grinding”
- Transliteration
- a-LÊ-thou-sai
- Extended
- ah-LÊ-thoo-sai
- IPA
- /aˈlɛː.tʰu.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- grinding
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-LÊ-thou-sai
- sentence
E-so-ntai DY-o a-LÊ-thou-sai e-PI to au-TO hê MI-a pa-ra-lêm-phTHÊ-se-tai hê de he-TE-ra a-phe-THÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
The numeral dyo {δύο | dý-o} modifies the participle alethousai {ἀλήθουσαι | alḗ-thou-sai} ‘grinding’, forming a nominative feminine plural participial phrase depicting ongoing action.
In context — Luke 17:35
Two women will be grinding together at the same place; one will be taken , but the other will be left.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:35:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 17:35, so the Greek word ἀλήθουσαι (alêthousai) 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.17.35.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.35.W3.S1) and character.