Luke 18:28:6Luke.18.28.W6TAB
ἡμεῖς
hêmeis
“we”
- Transliteration
- hê-MEIS
- Extended
- hay-MEIS
- IPA
- /hɛːˈmeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- we
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hê-MEIS
- sentence
EI-pen de ho PE-tros i-DOU hê-MEIS a-PHEN-tes ta I-di-a ê-ko-lou-THÊ-sa-men soi
Exegesis
The explicit subject pronoun hēmeis {ἡμεῖς | hē-meîs} adds emphasis, contrasting the disciples’ response with that of others just discussed.
Root and etymology
henepsilon with rough breathing–nu
“one”
In context — Luke 18:28
But Peter said, “Behold, we have left our own things and have followed You .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 18:28, so the Greek word ἡμεῖς (hêmeis) 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.18.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.28.W6.S1) and character.