Luke 19:46:15Luke.19.46.W15TAB
σπήλαιον
spēlaion
“a den”
- Transliteration
- SPĒ-lai-on
- Extended
- SPAY-lai-oh n
- IPA
- /ˈspɛː.lai.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- a den
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
SPĒ-lai-on
- sentence
LE-gōn au-TOIS GE-grap-tai KAI ES-tai ho OI-kos mou OI-kos pro-seu-KHĒS hy-MEIS de au-TON e-poi-Ē-sa-te SPĒ-lai-on lê-STŌN
Exegesis
The predicate spelaion lēstōn {σπήλαιον λῃστῶν | spḗ-lai-on lê-stōn} ‘den of robbers’ metaphorically recasts the temple. The juxtaposition underscores the tension between sacred purpose and exploitative behavior in the narrative.
In context — Luke 19:46
Saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers .”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:46:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 19:46, so the Greek word σπήλαιον (spēlaion) 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.19.46.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.46.W15.S1) and character.