Luke 17:4:10Luke.17.4.W10TAB
ἑπτὰκις
heptakis
“seven times”
- Transliteration
- hep-TA-kis
- Extended
- hehp-TAH-kihs
- IPA
- /hepˈta.kis/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven times
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hep-TA-kis
- sentence
KAI e-AN hep-TA-kis tês hê-ME-ras ha-mar-TÊ-sêi eis se KAI hep-TA-kis e-pi-STRE-psêi pros se LE-gōn me-ta-no-Ō a-PHÊ-seis au-TÔ
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional particle ean {ἐὰν | eàn} introducing a present general-style condition, followed immediately by the adverb–genitive sequence heptakis tēs hēmeras {ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας | hep-tá-kis tês hēméras} “seven times in the day.”
In context — Luke 17:4
And if he should sin against you seven times in a day, and seven times he should return to you, saying, “I repent,” you shall forgive him .
About this coordinate
Luke 17:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 17:4, so the Greek word ἑπτὰκις (heptakis) 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.17.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.4.W10.S1) and character.