Luke 18:11:22Luke.18.11.W22TAB
μοιχοί
moikhoi
“adulterers”
- Transliteration
- moi-KHOI
- Extended
- moi-KHOI
- IPA
- /moiˈkʰoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- adulterers
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
moi-KHOI
- sentence
ho pha-ri-SAI-os sta-THEIS pros he-au-TON TAU-ta pro-sê-EU-khe-to ho the-OS eu-kha-ri-STÔ soi HO-ti ouk ei-MI HÔS-per hoi loi-POI tôn an-THRÔ-pôn HAR-pa-ges A-di-koi moi-KHOI ê kai hôs HOU-tos ho te-LÔ-nês
Exegesis
Within, the comparative hōsper ‘as’ contrasts with hoi loipoí ‘the rest’, followed by an asyndetic list of harpages, adikoi, moikhoí {ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοί | hár-pa-ges, á-di-koi, moi-khoí} ‘extortioners, unjust, adulterers’ characterizing the group.
In context — Luke 18:11
The Pharisee, having stood by himself, was praying these things: “O God , I give thanks to You that I am not like the rest of men—extortioners, unjust , adulterers—or even like this tax collector.”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:11:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Luke 18:11, so the Greek word μοιχοί (moikhoi) 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.18.11.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.11.W22.S1) and character.