Luke 18:25:7Luke.18.25.W7TAB
βελόνης
belonês
“of a needle”
- Transliteration
- be-LO-nês
- Extended
- beh-LOH-nehs
- IPA
- /beˈlo.nɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of a needle
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-LO-nês
- 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 infinitive phrase kamelon dia trematos belones eiselthein {κάμηλον διὰ τρήματος βελόνης εἰσελθεῖν | kámēlon diá trḗmatos belónēs eiseltheîn} presents an infinitive of result or possibility, with the accusative kamelon as the logical subject of the infinitive and the prepositional phrase dia plus genitive specifying the impossible pathway “through the opening of a needle.”
Root and etymology
belonebeta–epsilon–lambda–omicron–nu–eta
“needle”
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 18:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 18:25, so the Greek word βελόνης (belonês) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.25.W7.S1) and character.