Luke 18:14:2Luke.18.14.W2TAB
ὑμῖν
hymeen
“to you”
- Transliteration
- hy-MEEN
- Extended
- hyoo-MEEN
- IPA
- /hyˈmiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-MEEN
- sentence
LE-gō hy-MEEN ka-TE-bê HOU-tos de-di-kai-ō-ME-nos eis ton OI-kon au-TOU par e-KEI-non HO-ti pas ho hy-PSŌN he-au-TON ta-pei-nō-THÊ-se-tai ho de ta-pei-NŌN he-au-TON hy-psō-THÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
The verse opens with legō hymin {λέγω ὑμῖν | lē-gō hū-min} as a direct-address formula, marking the following statement as an authoritative pronouncement.
In context — Luke 18:14
I tell you, this one went down to his house justified , rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 18:14, so the Greek word ὑμῖν (hymeen) 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.18.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.14.W2.S1) and character.