Luke 19:35:14Luke.19.35.W14TAB
πῶλον
pôlon
“colt”
- Transliteration
- PÔ-lon
- Extended
- PÔ-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈpɔː.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- colt
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PÔ-lon
- sentence
KAI Ê-ga-gon au-TON pros ton ee-ay-SOON KAI e-pi-RIP-san-tes au-TÔN ta hi-MA-ti-a e-PI ton PÔ-lon e-pe-BI-ba-san ton ee-ay-SOON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi ton polon {ἐπὶ τὸν πῶλον | epì tòn pô-lon} ‘upon the colt’ specifies the location where the garments are placed, effectively creating an improvised saddle.
Root and etymology
pōl-pi–omega–lambda
“young animal, colt”
In context — Luke 19:35
And they brought it to Jesus , and after throwing their garments on the colt, they seated Jesus on it.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:35:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 19:35, so the Greek word πῶλον (pôlon) 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.19.35.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.35.W14.S1) and character.