Luke 18:12:2Luke.18.12.W2TAB

δὶς

dis

twice

Transliteration
dis
Extended
dihs
IPA
/dis/

Meaning by language

English
twice

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    dis

  2. 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.

In contextLuke 18:12

I fast twice in the week ; I give tithes of all that I acquire .

About this coordinate

Luke 18:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 18:12, so the Greek word δὶς (dis) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.12.W2.S1) and character.