Luke 18:7:17Luke.18.7.W17TAB
νυκτός
nyktos
“night”
- Transliteration
- nyk-TOS
- Extended
- nük-TOHS
- IPA
- /nykˈtos/
Meaning by language
- English
- night
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nyk-TOS
- sentence
ho de the-OS ou mê poi-EE-sê tên ek-DÊ-kê-sin tôn ek-lek-TÔN au-TOU tôn bo-ON-tôn au-TÔ hê-ME-ras kai nyk-TOS kai ma-kro-thy-MEI ep au-TOIS
Exegesis
The genitive participle boōntōn autō {βοώντων αὐτοῖς | boṓntōn autoîs} and the temporal genitives hēmeras kai nyktos {ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός | hēméras kaí nyktós} portray continuous prayer.
In context — Luke 18:7
Will not God bring justice for His elect , who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay long before He acts for them?
About this coordinate
Luke 18:7:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 18:7, so the Greek word νυκτός (nyktos) 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.18.7.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.7.W17.S1) and character.