Luke 19:6:3Luke.19.6.W3TAB
κατέβη
katebê
“he came down”
- Transliteration
- ka-TE-bê
- Extended
- kah-TEH-bê
- IPA
- /kaˈte.bɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he came down
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ka-TE-bê
- sentence
KAI SPEU-sas ka-TE-bê KAI hy-pe-DEK-sa-to au-TON KHAI-rōn
Exegesis
The principal narrative verb is katebe {κατέβη | katé-bē} ‘he came down’, in the aorist indicative, which advances the storyline by describing Zacchaeus’s descent.
In context — Luke 19:6
So he hurried, came down, and welcomed Him with joy .
About this coordinate
Luke 19:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 19:6, so the Greek word κατέβη (katebê) 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.19.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.6.W3.S1) and character.