Luke 17:36:7Luke.17.36.W7TAB
εἷς
heis
“one”
- Transliteration
- HEIS
- Extended
- hehs
- IPA
- /heis/
Meaning by language
- English
- one
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HEIS
- phraseyour reading level
ho HEIS pa-ra-lêm-phTHÊ-se-tai
- clause
ho HEIS pa-ra-lêm-phTHÊ-se-tai KAI ho HE-te-ros a-phe-THÊ-se-tai
- sentence
DY-o E-son-tai en tô a-GRO ho HEIS pa-ra-lêm-phTHÊ-se-tai KAI ho HE-te-ros a-phe-THÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
A contrastive semicolon parallels the articular numerals ho heis {ὁ εἷς | ho heîs} ‘the one’ and ho heteros {ὁ ἕτερος | ho hé-te-ros} ‘the other,’ each followed by future passive indicatives paralemphthēsetai {παραλημφθήσεται | pa-ra-lēmph-thḗ-se-tai} ‘will be taken’ and aphethēsetai {ἀφεθήσεται | a-phe-thḗ-se-tai} ‘will be left,’ implying action by an external agent.
Root and etymology
aphiēmialpha–phi–iota–eta–mu–iota
“to let go, to release, to forgive”
In context — Luke 17:36
Two will be in the field ; the one will be taken, and the other will be left.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:36:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 17:36, so the Greek word εἷς (heis) 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.17.36.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.36.W7.S1) and character.