Luke 19:48:3Luke.19.48.W3TAB
εὕρισκον
heuriskon
“they were finding”
- Transliteration
- HEU-ris-kon
- Extended
- heu-RIHS-kohn
- IPA
- /ˈheu.ris.kon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were finding
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HEU-ris-kon
- sentence
KAI oukh HEU-ris-kon to TI poi-Ê-sô-sin ho la-OS gar HA-pas ek-se-KRE-ma-to au-TOU a-KOU-ōn
Exegesis
The sentence begins with kai {καὶ | kaì} “and” followed by the emphatic negation oukh {οὐχ | oukh} “not,” introducing the imperfect heuriskon {εὕρισκον | heú-ris-kon} “they were finding,” which conveys an ongoing, unresolved search.
Root and etymology
heuriskoepsilon–upsilon–rho–iota–sigma–kappa–omega
“to find, discover”
In context — Luke 19:48
And they were not finding what they could do, for all the people were hanging on Him as they listened to Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:48:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 19:48, so the Greek word εὕρισκον (heuriskon) 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.19.48.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.48.W3.S1) and character.