Luke 18:39:7Luke.18.39.W7TAB
σιγήσῃ
sigêsêi
“he might be silent”
- Transliteration
- si-GÊ-sêi
- Extended
- sih-GAY-say
- IPA
- /siˈgɛː.sɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- he might be silent
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
si-GÊ-sêi
- 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
The conjunction hina {ἵνα | HÍ-na} introduces a purpose clause, with the aorist subjunctive sigēsē {σιγήσῃ | si-GĒ-sē} expressing the intended outcome “that he might become silent.”
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 18:39:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 18:39, so the Greek word σιγήσῃ (sigêsêi) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.39.W7.S1) and character.