Luke 19:14:3Luke.19.14.W3TAB
πολῖται
poleetai
“citizens”
- Transliteration
- po-LEE-tai
- Extended
- poh-LEE-tai
- IPA
- /poˈli.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- citizens
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
po-LEE-tai
- sentence
hoi DE po-LEE-tai au-TOU e-MEE-soun au-TON kai a-PE-stei-lan pres-vei-AN o-PEE-sô au-TOU LE-gon-tes ou THE-lo-men TOU-ton ba-si-LEU-sai eph hê-MAS
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the nominative subject politai {πολῖται | po-lî-tai} linked with the genitive autou {αὐτοῦ | au-toû}, while the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} introduces a contrast to what precedes.
Root and etymology
polisp-o-l-i-s
“city, community”
In context — Luke 19:14
But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, "We do not want this man to reign over us."
About this coordinate
Luke 19:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 19:14, so the Greek word πολῖται (poleetai) 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.19.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.14.W3.S1) and character.