Luke 19:28:8Luke.19.28.W8TAB
Ἱεροσόλυμα
hierosolyma
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
- Extended
- hih-eh-roh-SOH-ly-mah
- IPA
- /hi.e.roˈso.ly.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jerusalem
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
- 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
Finally, the prepositional phrase eis Hierosolyma {εἰς | eis} Hierosolyma {Ἱεροσόλυμα | Hi-e-ro-só-ly-ma} ‘into Jerusalem’ specifies the goal of the journey, with the preposition eis marking movement toward and the city name carrying strong theological overtones as the place where the coming passion events will unfold.
In context — Luke 19:28
And after He had said these things, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Luke 19:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 19:28, so the Greek word Ἱεροσόλυμα (hierosolyma) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.28.W8.S1) and character.