Luke 19:45:7Luke.19.45.W7TAB
ἐκβάλλειν
ekballein
“to drive out”
- Transliteration
- ek-BAL-lein
- Extended
- ehk-BAHL-leen
- IPA
- /ekˈbal.leːin/
Meaning by language
- English
- to drive out
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ek-BAL-lein
- sentence
KAI ei-sel-THŌN eis to hi-e-RON ÊRX-a-to ek-BAL-lein tous pō-LOUN-tas
Exegesis
The aorist middle indicative erxato {ἤρξατο | ḗrxato} ‘he began’ combines with the complementary present infinitive ekballein {ἐκβάλλειν | ekbállein} ‘to drive out’, forming an inceptive construction that highlights the initiation of a decisive act.
Root and etymology
ekballoepsilon–kappa–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omicron
“to throw out, expel”
In context — Luke 19:45
And having entered the temple, He began to drive out the sellers .
About this coordinate
Luke 19:45:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 19:45, so the Greek word ἐκβάλλειν (ekballein) 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.19.45.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.45.W7.S1) and character.