Luke 18:37:1Luke.18.37.W1TAB
ἀπήγγειλαν
apeengeilan
“they reported”
- Transliteration
- a-PEE-ngei-lan
- Extended
- ah-PEE-ngei-lahn
- IPA
- /aˈpɛːŋ.gei.lan/
Meaning by language
- English
- they reported
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PEE-ngei-lan
- sentence
a-PEE-ngei-lan de au-TOI HO-ti ee-ay-SOOS ho na-zô-raI-os pa-RER-khe-tai
Exegesis
The aorist verb apengeilan {ἀπήγγειλαν | apḗn-gei-lan} ‘they reported’ functions as the main narrative verb, with the postpositive de {δὲ | dè} marking a mild transition in the ongoing story.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–gamma–gamma–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omega
“to announce, to proclaim”
In context — Luke 18:37
But they reported to him that Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:37:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 18:37, so the Greek word ἀπήγγειλαν (apeengeilan) 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.18.37.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.37.W1.S1) and character.