Luke 17:8:3Luke.17.8.W3TAB
ἐρεῖ
erei
“will say”
- Transliteration
- e-REI
- Extended
- eh-REE
- IPA
- /eˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will say
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-REI
- sentence
al ou-KHI e-REI au-TOI he-TOI-ma-son TI deip-NEE-sô KAI pe-ri-zô-SA-me-nos di-A-ko-nei moi HE-ôs PHA-gô KAI PI-ô KAI me-TA TAU-ta PHA-ge-sai KAI PI-e-sai SY
Exegesis
The future indicative erei {ἐρεῖ | ereî} ‘he will say’ introduces the master’s anticipated response as a general pattern.
In context — Luke 17:8
But will he not rather say to him, “Prepare what I am to eat, and, girding yourself, serve me until I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you may eat and drink”?
About this coordinate
Luke 17:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 17:8, so the Greek word ἐρεῖ (erei) 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.17.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.8.W3.S1) and character.