Luke 19:3:10Luke.19.3.W10TAB
ἠδύνατο
êdynato
“he was able”
- Transliteration
- ê-DY-na-to
- Extended
- AY-DYH-nah-toh
- IPA
- /ɛːˈdy.na.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was able
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ê-DY-na-to
- sentence
KAI e-ZÊ-tei i-dein ton ee-ay-SOON TIS ES-tin KAI ouk ê-DY-na-to a-PO tou O-khlou HO-ti têi hê-li-KI-ai mi-KROS ÊN
Exegesis
The second kai {καὶ | kaí} introduces a shift to edunato {ἠδύνατο | ē-dý-na-to} “was able,” marking inability.
In context — Luke 19:3
And he was trying to see who Jesus was, but the crowd kept him from it, because he was small in stature .
About this coordinate
Luke 19:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 19:3, so the Greek word ἠδύνατο (êdynato) 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.19.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.3.W10.S1) and character.