Luke 19:21:1Luke.19.21.W1TAB
ἐφοβούμην
ephoboumên
“I was afraid”
- Transliteration
- e-pho-BOU-mên
- Extended
- eh-phoh-BOO-mehn
- IPA
- /e.pʰoˈbuː.mɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- I was afraid
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pho-BOU-mên
- sentence
e-pho-BOU-mên GAR se HO-ti AN-thrô-pos au-stê-ROS ei AI-reis ho ouk E-thê-kas KAI the-RI-zeis ho ouk ES-pei-ras
Exegesis
The clause begins with the verb ephoboumen {ἐφοβούμην | ephoboúmēn} ‘I was afraid’, an imperfect middle/passive indicative that portrays sustained fear rather than a momentary reaction.
In context — Luke 19:21
For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man; you take up what you did not deposit, and you reap what you did not sow .
About this coordinate
Luke 19:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 19:21, so the Greek word ἐφοβούμην (ephoboumên) 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.19.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.21.W1.S1) and character.