Luke 19:22:20Luke.19.22.W20TAB
ἔθηκα
ethêka
“I put”
- Transliteration
- E-thê-ka
- Extended
- EH-tʰêh-kah
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰɛː.ka/
Meaning by language
- English
- I put
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
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E-thê-ka
- sentence
LE-gei au-TOI ek tou sto-ma-TOS sou KRI-nô se po-nê-RE DOU-le ÊI-deis HO-ti e-GÔ AN-thrô-pos au-stê-ROS EI-mi AI-rôn ho ouk E-thê-ka KAI the-RI-zôn ho ouk E-spei-ra
Exegesis
Each participle is expanded by a relative clause ho ouk ethēka / ho ouk espeira {ὃ οὐκ ἔθηκα / ὃ οὐκ ἔσπειρα | hó ouk é-thē-ka / hó ouk é-spei-ra}, with ho as the object of the participles and ethēka / espeira supplying first person singular verbal actions negated by ouk. The parallelism of “taking up what I did not lay down” and “reaping what I did not sow” reinforces the portrait of severity and accentuates the servant’s stated perception, which then serves as the standard for his own judgment.
In context — Luke 19:22
He said to him, “Out of your mouth I judge you, wicked servant . You knew that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:22:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Luke 19:22, so the Greek word ἔθηκα (ethêka) 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.19.22.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.22.W20.S1) and character.