Luke 18:15:14Luke.18.15.W14TAB
ἐπετίμων
epetimon
“were rebuking”
- Transliteration
- e-pe-TI-mon
- Extended
- eh-peh-TIH-mohn
- IPA
- /e.peˈti.mɔn/
Meaning by language
- English
- were rebuking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pe-TI-mon
- sentence
pro-SE-phe-ron de au-TOI KAI ta BRE-phê HI-na au-TÔN HAP-tē-tai i-DON-tes de hoi ma-thê-TAI e-pe-TI-mon au-TOIS
Exegesis
The imperfect epetimon {ἐπετίμων | e-pe-tí-mōn} with the dative autois {αὐτοῖς | au-tois} portrays continuous or repeated rebuking directed toward those involved (likely the bringers). The sequence of imperfects (prosepheron, epetimon) highlights an ongoing clash between the people’s desire for access to Him and the disciples’ corrective response, which is important for the narrative tension that Jesus will subsequently address.
Root and etymology
epitimaōepsilon–pi–iota–tau–iota–mu–alpha–omega
“to rebuke, charge, censure”
In context — Luke 18:15
But they were also bringing the infants to Him so that He might touch them. When the disciples saw this, they were rebuking them.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:15:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 18:15, so the Greek word ἐπετίμων (epetimon) 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.18.15.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.15.W14.S1) and character.