Luke 18:29:20Luke.18.29.W20TAB
ἢ
ê
“or”
- Transliteration
- Ê
- Extended
- ê
- IPA
- /ˈɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
Ê
- 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
’āmānaleph–mem–nun
“to be firm, reliable”
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 18:29:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Luke 18:29, so the Greek word ἢ (ê) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.29.W20.S1) and character.