Luke 19:2:2Luke.19.2.W2TAB
ἰδοὺ
idou
“behold”
- Transliteration
- i-DOU
- Extended
- ih-DOO
- IPA
- /i.doˈu/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
i-DOU
- sentence
KAI i-DOU a-NÊR o-NO-ma-ti ka-LOU-me-nos dzak-KHAI-os KAI au-TOS ÊN ar-khi-te-LÔ-nês KAI au-TOS PLOU-si-os
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’, carrying forward the narrative, followed by the demonstrative particle idou {ἰδοὺ | idoú} ‘behold’, which draws attention to the upcoming subject.
In context — Luke 19:2
And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus , and he himself was a chief tax collector , and he himself was rich.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:2:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 19:2, so the Greek word ἰδοὺ (idou) 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.19.2.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.2.W2.S1) and character.