Luke 18:29:19Luke.18.29.W19TAB
γονεῖς
goneis
“parents”
- Transliteration
- go-NEIS
- Extended
- goh-NEIS
- IPA
- /goˈneis/
Meaning by language
- English
- parents
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
go-NEIS
- sentence
ho de EI-pen au-TOIS a-MEN LE-gō hy-MEEN HO-ti ou-DEIS es-TIN hos a-PHÊ-ken oi-KI-an Ê gy-NAI-ka Ê a-del-PHOUS Ê go-NEIS Ê TEK-na HE-ne-ken tês ba-si-LEI-as tou the-OU
Exegesis
The series of accusative objects—oikian, gunaika, adelphous, gôneis, tekna {οἰκίαν, γυναῖκα, ἀδελφοὺς, γονεῖς, τέκνα | oi-kí-an, gu-nai-ka, a-del-phoús, go-neîs, ték-na}—are coordinated by repeated ē {ἢ | ē} “or,” creating a rhythmic list of significant relational and material ties.
Root and etymology
henepsilon with rough breathing–nu
“one”
In context — Luke 18:29
But He said to them, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:29:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Luke 18:29, so the Greek word γονεῖς (goneis) 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.18.29.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.29.W19.S1) and character.