Luke 18:4:3Luke.18.4.W3TAB
ἤθελεν
êthelen
“he was willing”
- Transliteration
- Ê-the-len
- Extended
- Êh-theh-lehn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.tʰe.len/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was willing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ê-the-len
- sentence
kai ouk Ê-the-len e-PI KHRO-non me-TA TAU-ta de EI-pen en he-au-TÔ ei kai ton the-ON ou pho-BOU-mai ou-DE AN-thrô-pon en-TRE-po-mai
Root and etymology
thelotheta–epsilon–lambda–omega
“to will, desire”
In context — Luke 18:4
For a time he was not willing, but afterward he said within himself, “Even though I do not fear God , nor do I respect man .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 18:4, so the Greek word ἤθελεν (êthelen) 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.18.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.4.W3.S1) and character.