Luke 18:39:4Luke.18.39.W4TAB
ἐπετίμων
epetimon
“were rebuking”
- Transliteration
- e-pe-TI-mon
- Extended
- eh-peh-TIH-mohn
- IPA
- /e.peˈti.mɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- were rebuking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pe-TI-mon
- sentence
KAI hoi pro-A-gon-tes e-pe-TI-mon au-TOI HI-na si-GÊ-sêi au-TOS de pol-LOI MAL-lon E-kra-dzen hy-E dau-ID e-LE-ê-SOΝ me
Exegesis
This group is the agent of the imperfect verb epetimon {ἐπετίμων | e-pe-TÍ-mon} “were rebuking,” whose imperfect aspect portrays repeated or ongoing attempts to silence the blind man.
Root and etymology
epitimaōepsilon–pi–iota–tau–iota–mu–alpha–omega
“to rebuke, charge, censure”
In context — Luke 18:39
And those going ahead rebuked him so that he might be silent, but he cried out much more, “Son of David , have mercy on me!”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:39:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 18:39, so the Greek word ἐπετίμων (epetimon) 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.18.39.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.39.W4.S1) and character.