Luke 19:23:3Luke.19.23.W3TAB
τί
ti
“why”
- Transliteration
- TI
- Extended
- tih
- IPA
- /ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- why
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
TI
- sentence
KAI di-A TI ouk e-dô-KAS mou to ar-GY-ri-on e-PI TRA-pe-zan ka-GÔ el-THÔN syn TO-kō an au-TO E-pra-ksa
Exegesis
The verse opens with kai {καὶ | kaí} linking this rebuke to the preceding parable, followed by the idiomatic interrogative dia ti {διὰ τί | diá tí} “why,” which introduces the master’s reproach.
Root and etymology
himasiota–mu–alpha–sigma
“strap, band”
In context — Luke 19:23
And why did you not put my silver in the bank, so that when I came, I might have collected it with interest ?
About this coordinate
Luke 19:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 19:23, so the Greek word τί (ti) 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.19.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.23.W3.S1) and character.