Luke 19:1:3Luke.19.1.W3TAB
διήρχετο
diêrkheto
“was passing through”
- Transliteration
- di-ÊR-khe-to
- Extended
- dih-EHR-kheh-toh
- IPA
- /diˈɛːr.kʰe.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- was passing through
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-ÊR-khe-to
- sentence
KAI ei-sel-THŌN di-ÊR-khe-to tên i-e-ri-KHŌ
Exegesis
The main finite verb diercheto {διήρχετο | diḗrcheto} ‘he was passing through’ is in the imperfect, portraying ongoing or progressive motion through the locale.
Root and etymology
dierchomaidelta–iota–epsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to go through, to travel across”
In context — Luke 19:1
And when He had entered, He was passing through Jericho.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 19:1, so the Greek word διήρχετο (diêrkheto) 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.19.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.1.W3.S1) and character.