Luke 18:12:4Luke.18.12.W4TAB
σαββάτου
sabbatou
“week”
- Transliteration
- sab-BA-tou
- Extended
- sahb-BAH-too
- IPA
- /sabˈba.tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- week
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
sab-BA-tou
- sentence
nê-steu-O dis tou sab-BA-tou a-po-de-ka-TO PAN-ta HO-sa KTÔ-mai
Exegesis
The temporal genitive phrase tou sabbatou {τοῦ σαββάτου | toû sab-BA-tou} functions as a genitive of time, idiomatically referring to the weekly cycle anchored in the Sabbath, so the sense is “twice in the week.”
In context — Luke 18:12
I fast twice in the week ; I give tithes of all that I acquire .
About this coordinate
Luke 18:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 18:12, so the Greek word σαββάτου (sabbatou) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.12.W4.S1) and character.