Luke 19:11:10Luke.19.11.W10TAB
ἐγγὺς
engys
“near”
- Transliteration
- en-GYS
- Extended
- ehn-GÜS
- IPA
- /eŋˈgys/
Meaning by language
- English
- near
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
en-GYS
- sentence
a-kou-ON-tōn DE au-TŌN TAU-ta pros-THEIS EI-pen pa-ra-bo-LĒN di-A to en-GYS EI-nai ie-rou-sa-LĒM au-TON KAI do-KEIN au-TOUS HO-ti pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma MEL-lei hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU a-na-PHAI-nes-thai
Exegesis
The causal clause introduced by dia with the articular infinitive dia to engus einai Ierousalem auton {διὰ τὸ ἐγγὺς εἶναι Ἰερουσαλὴμ αὐτὸν | di-A to eng-GYS EI-nai ie-rou-sa-LEM au-TON} cites proximity to Jerusalem as the first reason.
In context — Luke 19:11
As they were hearing these things, He continued by telling a parable, because He was near to Jerusalem and because they expected that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 19:11, so the Greek word ἐγγὺς (engys) 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.19.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.11.W10.S1) and character.