Luke 18:12:1Luke.18.12.W1TAB
νηστεύω
nêsteuo
“I fast”
- Transliteration
- nê-steu-O
- Extended
- nê-steh-OO
- IPA
- /nɛː.steu̯ˈɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I fast
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
nê-steu-O
- sentence
nê-steu-O dis tou sab-BA-tou a-po-de-ka-TO PAN-ta HO-sa KTÔ-mai
Exegesis
The initial clause uses nēsteuō {νηστεύω | nē-steu-ō} ‘I fast’ followed immediately by the adverb dis {δὶς | dís} ‘twice’, establishing frequency.
Root and etymology
nē + esthiōnu–eta, epsilon–sigma–theta–iota–omega
“to abstain from eating”
In context — Luke 18:12
I fast twice in the week ; I give tithes of all that I acquire .
About this coordinate
Luke 18:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 18:12, so the Greek word νηστεύω (nêsteuo) 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.18.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.12.W1.S1) and character.