Luke 19:14:5Luke.19.14.W5TAB
ἐμίσουν
emeesoun
“were hating”
- Transliteration
- e-MEE-soun
- Extended
- eh-MEE-soon
- IPA
- /eˈmi.sun/
Meaning by language
- English
- were hating
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-MEE-soun
- 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 imperfect verb emisoun {ἐμίσουν | e-mí-soun} portrays sustained hostility toward him in past time.
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 19:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 19:14, so the Greek word ἐμίσουν (emeesoun) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.14.W5.S1) and character.