Luke 18:24:15Luke.18.24.W15TAB
βασιλείαν
basileian
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-an
- Extended
- bah-see-LEI-ah(n)
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleː.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-an
- sentence
i-DON DE au-TON ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen PÔS dys-KO-lōs hoi ta KHRÊ-ma-ta E-khon-tes eis tēn ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU eis-po-REU-on-tai
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis tēn basileian tou theou {εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ | eis tēn ba-si-léi-an toû the-oû} marks direction toward God’s reign.
Root and etymology
basileusba-si-leús
“king”
In context — Luke 18:24
But when Jesus saw him, He said, “How difficult it is for those who possess riches to enter into the kingdom of God !”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:24:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 18:24, so the Greek word βασιλείαν (basileian) 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.18.24.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.24.W15.S1) and character.