Luke 19:43:4Luke.19.43.W4TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“upon”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PIH
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI
- sentence
HO-ti HÊK-sou-sin hê-ME-rai e-PI SE KAI pa-rem-ba-LOU-sin hoi ekh-THROI sou KHA-ra-KA soi KAI pe-ri-ky-KLO-sou-SIN se KAI sy-NEK-sou-SIN se PAN-to-then
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi se {ἐπὶ σὲ | e-pí se} ‘upon you’ marks the addressee as the location where these “days” will fall.
Root and etymology
epitim-epsilon pi iota tau iota mu
“to rebuke, warn, censure”
In context — Luke 19:43
Because days will come upon you when your enemies set up a trench for you, surround you, and hem you in on every side.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:43:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 19:43, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.19.43.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.43.W4.S1) and character.