Luke 19:14:9Luke.19.14.W9TAB
πρεσβείαν
presveian
“a delegation”
- Transliteration
- pres-vei-AN
- Extended
- prehss-vei-AHN
- IPA
- /pres.beiˈan/
Meaning by language
- English
- a delegation
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pres-vei-AN
- 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
Coordinated by kai {καὶ | kaí}, the aorist apesteilan {ἀπέστειλαν | a-pé-stei-lan} introduces a decisive action, taking presbeian {πρεσβείαν | pres-be-í-an} ‘delegation’ as its direct object, indicating an officially appointed group.
Root and etymology
presbysp-r-e-s-b-y-s
“elder, ambassador”
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 19:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 19:14, so the Greek word πρεσβείαν (presveian) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.14.W9.S1) and character.