Luke 19:28:4Luke.19.28.W4TAB
ἐπορεύετο
eporeueto
“he was going”
- Transliteration
- e-po-REU-e-to
- Extended
- eh-poh-REH-oo-eh-toh
- IPA
- /e.poˈreu.e.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was going
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
e-po-REU-e-to
- sentence
KAI ei-PON TAU-ta e-po-REU-e-to EM-pros-then a-na-BAI-nōn eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
Exegesis
The main verb eporeueto {ἐπορεύετο | e-po-reú-e-to} ‘he was going’ is in the imperfect, portraying the journey as an ongoing process rather than a single moment.
Root and etymology
poreuomaipo-reú-o-mai
“to go, travel, journey”
In context — Luke 19:28
And after He had said these things, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Luke 19:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 19:28, so the Greek word ἐπορεύετο (eporeueto) 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.19.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.28.W4.S1) and character.