Luke 19:30:6Luke.19.30.W6TAB
κώμην
kōmēn
“village”
- Transliteration
- KŌ-mēn
- Extended
- KOH-mehn
- IPA
- /ˈkɔː.mɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- village
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
KŌ-mēn
- sentence
LE-gōn hy-PA-ge-te eis tên ka-TE-nan-ti KŌ-mēn en hêi eis-po-reu-O-me-noi heu-RÊ-se-te PŌ-lon de-de-ME-non eph hon ou-deis PŌ-po-te an-THRŌ-pōn e-KA-thi-sen KAI LY-san-tes au-TON a-GA-ge-te
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis ten katenanti komen {εἰς τὴν κατέναντι κώμην | eis tḕn katénanti kṓmēn} ‘into the village opposite’ uses katenanti to specify spatial orientation, marking a particular location directly facing the disciples.
Root and etymology
kōmēkappa–omega–mu–eta
“village, rural settlement”
In context — Luke 19:30
He said, “Go into the village opposite you; as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:30:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 19:30, so the Greek word κώμην (kōmēn) 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.19.30.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.30.W6.S1) and character.