Luke 19:41:6Luke.19.41.W6TAB
πόλιν
polin
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-lin
- Extended
- POH-lihn
- IPA
- /ˈpo.lin/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PO-lin
- sentence
KAI hôs ÊN-gis-en i-DÔN tên PO-lin EK-laus-en ep au-TÊN
Exegesis
Its object tēn polin {τὴν πόλιν | tḕn pólin} ‘the city’ is fronted after the participle, placing rhetorical focus on the city as the trigger of His emotion.
In context — Luke 19:41
And as He drew near and saw the city, He wept over it.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:41:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 19:41, so the Greek word πόλιν (polin) 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.19.41.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.41.W6.S1) and character.