Luke 17:37:13Luke.17.37.W13TAB
σῶμα
sôma
“body”
- Transliteration
- SÔ-ma
- Extended
- SOH-mah
- IPA
- /ˈsɔː.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- body
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
SÔ-ma
- sentence
kai a-po-kri-THEN-tes LE-goo-sin au-TOI pou KY-ree-e ho de EI-pen au-TOIS HO-pou to SÔ-ma e-KEI kai hoi a-e-TOI e-pi-sy-na-KHTHÊ-son-tai
Exegesis
Jesus’ response begins with the relative adverb hopou {Ὅπου | hó-pou} “wherever,” setting a general locative condition, followed by the nominative subject to sōma {τὸ σῶμα | tò sō-ma} “the body.”
Root and etymology
sōmasigma–omicron–mu–alpha
“body, physical form”
In context — Luke 17:37
And having answered, they said to Him, “Where, Lord ?” But He said to them, “Where the body is, there also the eagles will be gathered.”
About this coordinate
Luke 17:37:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 17:37, so the Greek word σῶμα (sôma) 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.17.37.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.37.W13.S1) and character.