Luke 19:40:11Luke.19.40.W11TAB
λίθοι
lithoi
“stones”
- Transliteration
- LI-thoi
- Extended
- LIH-thoi
- IPA
- /ˈli.tʰoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- stones
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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LI-thoi
- sentence
KAI a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen LE-gō hy-MEEN HO-ti e-AN HOU-toi si-ō-PĒ-sou-sin hoi LI-thoi KRAK-sou-sin
Exegesis
The apodosis hoi lithoi kraxousin {οἱ λίθοι κράξουσιν | hoî lí-thoi krát-xou-sin} shifts to a simple future indicative, personifying stones as subjects that will inevitably voice praise. Greek’s parallelism between human silence and creation’s vocal response is maintained in English with the conditional “if … become silent … will cry out,” preserving the contrast and dramatic reversal.
In context — Luke 19:40
And answering, He said, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:40:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 19:40, so the Greek word λίθοι (lithoi) 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.19.40.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.40.W11.S1) and character.