Luke 17:5:9Luke.17.5.W9TAB
πίστιν.
pistin
“faith”
- Transliteration
- PI-stin
- Extended
- PEE-stin
- IPA
- /ˈpis.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- faith
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PI-stin
- sentence
KAI EI-pan HOI a-PO-sto-loi tôi KY-ree-ôi PROS-thes hê-MEEN PI-stin
Exegesis
The combination hēmin pistin {ἡμῖν πίστιν | hêmîn pí-stin} places the dative pronoun before the accusative object, highlighting the beneficiaries (“to us”) and then the requested gift (“faith”). The overall structure moves from speaker (the apostles) to addressee (the Lord) to imperative request, emphasizing the dependence of the community on the Lord’s action to supply the needed faith.
Root and etymology
peithōpi–epsilon–iota–theta–omega
“to persuade, trust”
In context — Luke 17:5
And the apostles said to the Lord , “Add to us faith .”
About this coordinate
Luke 17:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 17:5, so the Greek word πίστιν. (pistin) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.5.W9.S1) and character.