Luke 19:27:8Luke.19.27.W8TAB
θελήσαντάς
thelêsantas
“having wanted”
- Transliteration
- the-LÊ-san-TAS
- Extended
- tʰeh-LÊ-sahn-TAHS
- IPA
- /tʰeˈlɛː.san.tas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having wanted
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
the-LÊ-san-TAS
- sentence
plên tous ekh-THROUS mou TOU-tous tous mê the-LÊ-san-TAS me ba-si-LEU-sai ep au-TOUS a-GA-ge-te HÔ-de kai ka-ta-SPHA-kha-te au-TOUS EM-pros-THEN mou
Exegesis
The participial clause tous mē thelēsantas me basileusai epʼ autous {τοὺς μὴ θελήσαντάς με βασιλεῦσαι ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς | toùs mē the-lḗ-san-tas me basileû-sai epʼ autoùs} functions attributively, expressing a decisive refusal of the nobleman’s authority.
In context — Luke 19:27
But as for these enemies of mine, those who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 19:27, so the Greek word θελήσαντάς (thelêsantas) 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.19.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.27.W8.S1) and character.