Luke 19:42:4Luke.19.42.W4TAB
ἔγνως
egnōs
“you knew”
- Transliteration
- EG-nōs
- Extended
- EHG-nohs
- IPA
- /ˈeg.nɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- you knew
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
EG-nōs
- sentence
LE-gōn HO-ti EI EG-nōs en tê hê-ME-ra TAU-tê KAI sy ta pros ei-RÊ-nēn NYN de e-KRY-bē a-PO oph-thal-MÔN sou
Exegesis
A past contrary-to-fact condition is introduced by ei {Εἰ | Eí} ‘if’ with the aorist indicative egnōs {ἔγνως | égnōs} ‘you had known,’ implying the addressee did not in fact know.
Root and etymology
ginōskōgamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omicron
“to know, recognize, perceive”
In context — Luke 19:42
Saying, “If you, even you, had recognized on this day what leads to peace —but now it has been hidden from your eyes .”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:42:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 19:42, so the Greek word ἔγνως (egnōs) 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.19.42.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.42.W4.S1) and character.