Luke 18:3:13Luke.18.3.W13TAB
Ἐκδίκησόν
ekdikêeson
“do justice”
- Transliteration
- ek-di-KÊE-SON
- Extended
- ehk-dih-KÊE-SOHN
- IPA
- /ek.diˈkɛː.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- do justice
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-di-KÊE-SON
- sentence
KHÊ-ra de ÊN en têi PO-lei e-KEI-nêi kai ÊR-khe-to pros au-TON LE-goo-sa ek-di-KÊE-SON me a-PO tou an-ti-DI-kou mou
Exegesis
This speech features the aorist active imperative ek-dí-kē-son {Ἐκδίκησόν | ek-dí-kē-son} ‘grant justice,’ emphasizing a decisive legal act.
Root and etymology
ἐκδικέω
“to avenge, grant justice”
In context — Luke 18:3
A widow lived in that city, and she came to him, saying, “Give me justice against my adversary .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 18:3, so the Greek word Ἐκδίκησόν (ekdikêeson) 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.18.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.3.W13.S1) and character.