Luke 18:40:1Luke.18.40.W1TAB
σταθεὶς
statheis
“having stood”
- Transliteration
- sta-THEIS
- Extended
- stah-THEIS
- IPA
- /staˈtʰeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- having stood
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sta-THEIS
- sentence
sta-THEIS de ho ee-ay-SOOS e-KE-leu-sen au-TON akh-THEE-nai pros au-TON en-GEE-san-tos de au-TOU e-pê-RO-tê-sen au-TON
Exegesis
The verse begins with the circumstantial aorist participle statheis {σταθεὶς | sta-theìs} ‘having stood still’, which precedes the main verb and shares its subject with ho Iesous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iē-soûs}, highlighting Jesus’ deliberate pause before acting.
Root and etymology
henepsilon with rough breathing–nu
“one”
In context — Luke 18:40
But Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. When he came near, He asked him.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:40:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 18:40, so the Greek word σταθεὶς (statheis) 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.18.40.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.40.W1.S1) and character.