Luke 17:5:4Luke.17.5.W4TAB
ἀπόστολοι
apostoloi
“apostles”
- Transliteration
- a-PO-sto-loi
- Extended
- ah-POH-stoh-loi
- IPA
- /aˈpos.to.loi/
Meaning by language
- English
- apostles
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PO-sto-loi
- sentence
KAI EI-pan HOI a-PO-sto-loi tôi KY-ree-ôi PROS-thes hê-MEEN PI-stin
Exegesis
The clause eipan hoi apostoloi {εἶπαν οἱ ἀπόστολοι | eîpan hoi apó-sto-loi} follows normal narrative order, with the aorist verb preceding the subject, marking a simple past declaration by the group.
Root and etymology
apostellōalpha–pi–omicron–sigma–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omega
“to send out”
In context — Luke 17:5
And the apostles said to the Lord , “Add to us faith .”
About this coordinate
Luke 17:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 17:5, so the Greek word ἀπόστολοι (apostoloi) 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.17.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.5.W4.S1) and character.