Luke 17:8:9Luke.17.8.W9TAB
περιζωσάμενος
perizôsamenos
“having girded yourself”
- Transliteration
- pe-ri-zô-SA-me-nos
- Extended
- peh-ri-zô-SAH-meh-nohs
- IPA
- /pe.ri.zɔːˈsa.me.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- having girded yourself
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pe-ri-zô-SA-me-nos
- 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 aorist middle participle perizosamenos {περιζωσάμενος | perizô-samenos} precedes the present imperative diakonei {διάκονει | diakónei} in a participial construction, “having girded yourself, serve,” where the participle denotes prior, preparatory action and the present imperative portrays ongoing service.
Root and etymology
Rootpi–epsilon–rho–iota–zeta–omega–nu–nu–upsilon–mu–iota
“to gird around”
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 17:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 17:8, so the Greek word περιζωσάμενος (perizôsamenos) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.8.W9.S1) and character.