Luke 18:36:6Luke.18.36.W6TAB
τί
ti
“what”
- Transliteration
- TI
- Extended
- TIH
- IPA
- /ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
TI
- sentence
a-KOU-sas de O-khlou di-a-po-reu-o-ME-nou e-pyn-THA-ne-to TI EI-ee TOU-to
Exegesis
The direct question is introduced by the interrogative ti {τί | tí} followed by the optative eie {εἴη | ei-ḗ} and the demonstrative touto {τοῦτο | toû-to}, literally “what this might be,” where the optative expresses uncertainty or open possibility about the situation. The overall syntactic flow moves from auditory perception, to a descriptive setting, to sustained inquiry about the nature of the unfolding event.
Root and etymology
δίκη
“legal right, justice”
In context — Luke 18:36
But when he heard a crowd passing by, he inquired what this might be .
About this coordinate
Luke 18:36:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 18:36, so the Greek word τί (ti) 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.18.36.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.36.W6.S1) and character.