Luke 18:25:3Luke.18.25.W3TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“it is”
- Transliteration
- ES-tin
- Extended
- EHS-tihn
- IPA
- /ˈes.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ES-tin
- sentence
eu-ko-PO-te-ron GAR ES-tin KA-mê-lon di-A TRÊ-ma-tos be-LO-nês ei-sel-THEIN Ê PLOU-si-on eis tên ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU ei-sel-THEIN
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the comparative predication eukopoteron gar estin {εὐκοπώτερον γάρ ἐστιν | eukopṓteron gár estin} “for it is easier,” where the neuter comparative adjective functions as a predicate with an implied subject, introducing a proverbial comparison.
In context — Luke 18:25
For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God .
About this coordinate
Luke 18:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 18:25, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.18.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.25.W3.S1) and character.