Luke 19:21:16Luke.19.21.W16TAB
ἔσπειρας
espeiras
“you sowed”
- Transliteration
- ES-pei-ras
- Extended
- EHS-pee-rahs
- IPA
- /ˈes.pei.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- you sowed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ES-pei-ras
- 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
Within these clauses the negated aorists ouk ethēkas {οὐκ ἔθηκας | ouk éthēkas} and ouk espeiras {οὐκ ἔσπειρας | ouk éspeiras} contrast what the master did not do in the past (not depositing, not sowing) with what he is accused of doing now (taking up, reaping).
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 19:21:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 19:21, so the Greek word ἔσπειρας (espeiras) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.21.W16.S1) and character.