Luke 18:41:3Luke.18.41.W3TAB
θέλεις
theleis
“do you want”
- Transliteration
- THE-leis
- Extended
- theh-LEIS
- IPA
- /ˈtʰe.leis/
Meaning by language
- English
- do you want
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| 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
THE-leis
- sentence
TEE soi THE-leis poi-EE-sô ho de EI-pen KY-ri-e HI-na a-na-BLEP-sô
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative ti {Τί | Tí} ‘what’ followed by the indirect object soi {σοι | soi} ‘to you’ and the present tense verb theleis {θέλεις | thé-leis} ‘you want,’ forming a direct question that foregrounds the hearer’s desire.
Root and etymology
thelotheta–epsilon–lambda–omega
“to will, desire, wish”
In context — Luke 18:41
“What do you want me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord , that I may see again .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:41:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 18:41, so the Greek word θέλεις (theleis) 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.18.41.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.41.W3.S1) and character.