Luke 17:4:6Luke.17.4.W6TAB
ἁμαρτήσῃ
hamartêsêi
“he sins”
- Transliteration
- ha-mar-TÊ-sêi
- Extended
- hah-mahr-TAY-say
- IPA
- /ha.marˈtɛː.sɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- he sins
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-mar-TÊ-sêi
- 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
Fronting this frequency phrase before the verb hamartē {ἁμάρτῃ | ha-már-tē} heightens the emphasis on repeated offense within a single day.
Root and etymology
hamartanōalpha–mu–alpha–rho–tau–alpha–nu–omega
“to miss the mark, to sin”
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 17:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 17:4, so the Greek word ἁμαρτήσῃ (hamartêsêi) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.4.W6.S1) and character.