Luke 18:16:15Luke.18.16.W15TAB

κωλύετε

kōlyete

hinder

Transliteration
kō-LY-e-te
Extended
koh-LY-eh-teh
IPA
/kɔːˈly.e.te/

Meaning by language

English
hinder

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Result
κω + λύ + ε + τε
kō + ly + e + te
kōlyete

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Omegao — same as omicron
Lambdal — as in law
Upsiloni — as in machine
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Taut — as in top
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    kō-LY-e-te

  2. sentence

    ho de ee-ay-SOOS pro-se-ka-LE-sa-to au-TA LE-gōn A-phe-te ta pai-DEE-a ER-khe-sthai pros me KAI MÊ kō-LY-e-te au-TA tōn gar toi-OU-tōn es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU

Exegesis

The coordinated clause with kai me kolyete auta {καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτά | kaì mḕ kōlýete autá} uses a present imperative with negation to forbid an ongoing or repeated action: they are not to keep on hindering them.

In contextLuke 18:16

But Jesus called them to Himself, saying, “Allow the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God is for such as these.”

About this coordinate

Luke 18:16:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 18:16, so the Greek word κωλύετε (kōlyete) 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.18.16.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.16.W15.S1) and character.