Luke 19:47:15Luke.19.47.W15TAB
γραμματεῖς
grammateis
“scribes”
- Transliteration
- gram-ma-TEIS
- Extended
- grahm-mah-TEIS
- IPA
- /gram.maˈteːis/
Meaning by language
- English
- scribes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
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gram-ma-TEIS
- sentence
KAI ÊN di-DA-skon to kath hê-ME-ran en tôi hi-e-RÔ hoi de ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi gram-ma-TEIS e-ZÊ-toun au-TON a-po-LE-sai KAI hoi PRÔ-toi tou la-OU
Exegesis
Coordinated with this first subject are hoi grammateis and hoi protoi tou laou {οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι τοῦ λαοῦ | hoi grammateîs kaì hoi prōtoi tou laou}, forming a compound subject that encompasses both religious and social leaders.
In context — Luke 19:47
And He was teaching each day in the temple, but the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:47:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 19:47, so the Greek word γραμματεῖς (grammateis) 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.19.47.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.47.W15.S1) and character.