Luke 19:5:15Luke.19.5.W15TAB
κατάβηθι
katabêthi
“come down”
- Transliteration
- ka-TA-bê-thi
- Extended
- kah-TAH-bay-thih
- IPA
- /kaˈta.bɛː.tʰi/
Meaning by language
- English
- come down
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ka-TA-bê-thi
- sentence
KAI hôs ÊL-then e-PI ton TO-pon a-na-BLEP-sas ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen pros au-TON zak-KHAI-e SPEU-sas ka-TA-bê-thi SÊ-me-ron gar en tôi OI-kôi sou DEI me MEI-nai
Exegesis
The direct address Zakchaie {Ζακχαῖε | Zakkhaîe} in the vocative foregrounds Zacchaeus, and the participle speusas {σπεύσας | speúsas} ‘having hurried’ combined with the imperative katabethi {κατάβηθι | katábēthi} ‘come down’ creates an urgency: the participle functions almost adverbially, modifying the manner in which the command is to be carried out.
Root and etymology
katabainokappa–alpha–tau–alpha–beta–alpha–iota–nu–omega
“to go down, descend”
In context — Luke 19:5
And as Jesus came to the place, having looked up, He said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today it is necessary for Me to stay at your house .”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:5:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 19:5, so the Greek word κατάβηθι (katabêthi) 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.19.5.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.5.W15.S1) and character.