Luke 19:37:12Luke.19.37.W12TAB
ἤρξαντο
êrksanto
“they began”
- Transliteration
- ÊR-ksan-to
- Extended
- ÊÊR-ksahn-toh
- IPA
- /ˈɛːr.ksan.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- they began
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ÊR-ksan-to
- sentence
eng-GI-zon-tos de au-TOU Ê-dê pros tê ka-ta-BA-sei tou O-ros tôn e-lai-ÔN ÊR-ksan-to HA-pan to PLÊ-thos tôn ma-thê-TÔN KHAI-ron-tes ai-NEIN ton the-ON phō-NÊ me-GA-lê pe-RI pa-SÔN hôn EI-don dy-NA-me-ōn
Exegesis
The finite verb ḗrxanto {ἤρξαντο | ḗrxanto} “they began” takes as its subject the nominal phrase hápan to plḗthos tōn mathētōn {ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῶν μαθητῶν | hápan to plḗthos tōn mathētōn}, emphasizing the full scope of the disciples.
In context — Luke 19:37
And as He drew near—already at the descent of the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing and praising God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:37:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 19:37, so the Greek word ἤρξαντο (êrksanto) 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.19.37.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.37.W12.S1) and character.