Luke 18:35:5Luke.18.35.W5TAB
ἐγγίζειν
engizein
“to approach”
- Transliteration
- en-gi-ZEIN
- Extended
- ehn-gee-ZEIN
- IPA
- /eŋ.giˈzeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to approach
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
en-gi-ZEIN
- 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 construction en tō engizein auton eis Ierichō {ἐν τῷ ἐγγίζειν αὐτὸν εἰς Ἰεριχὼ | en tō eng-gí-zein au-tón eis Ie-ri-chō} is an articular infinitive phrase with en functioning temporally, literally 'in the drawing near of him to Jericho', which is best rendered as 'as He was drawing near to Jericho.' The accusative auton serves as the logical subject of the infinitive, referring to Jesus from the broader context.
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 18:35:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 18:35, so the Greek word ἐγγίζειν (engizein) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.35.W5.S1) and character.