Luke 18:35:11Luke.18.35.W11TAB
ἐκάθητο
ekathêto
“was sitting”
- Transliteration
- e-KA-thê-to
- Extended
- eh-KAH-thay-toh
- IPA
- /eˈka.tʰɛː.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- was sitting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
e-KA-thê-to
- sentence
e-GE-ne-to de en tô en-gi-ZEIN au-TON eis ie-ri-KHÔ ty-PHLOS tis e-KA-thê-to pa-RA tên ho-DON e-pai-TÔN
Exegesis
The clause tuphlos tis ekatheto {τυφλός τις ἐκάθητο | tuphlós tis e-ká-thē-to} introduces a new character, 'a certain blind man was sitting,' with the imperfect ekatheto depicting an ongoing, background state.
In context — Luke 18:35
Now it happened, as He was drawing near to Jericho, that a certain blind man sat beside the road, begging .
About this coordinate
Luke 18:35:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 18:35, so the Greek word ἐκάθητο (ekathêto) 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.18.35.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.35.W11.S1) and character.