Luke 19:8:22Luke.19.8.W22TAB
ἐσυκοφάντησα
esykophantêsa
“I extorted”
- Transliteration
- e-sy-ko-PHAN-tê-sa
- Extended
- eh-syoo-koh-PHAN-tay-sah
- IPA
- /e.sy.koˈpʰan.tɛː.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I extorted
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-sy-ko-PHAN-tê-sa
- sentence
sta-THEIS de zak-KHAI-os EI-pen pros ton KY-ree-on i-doo ta hê-mi-SI-a mou tôn hy-par-KHON-tôn KY-ree-e tois ptô-KHOIS DI-dō-mi KAI EI ti-NOS ti e-sy-ko-PHAN-tê-sa a-po-DI-dō-mi te-tra-PLOUN
Exegesis
The coordinated clause kai ei tinos ti esukophantēsa {καὶ εἴ τινός τι ἐσυκοφάντησα | kaì eí ti-nós tí e-su-kho-fán-tē-sa} forms a first-class condition referencing any specific instances of past wrongdoing, with the aorist esukophantēsa capturing completed acts of defrauding by false accusation.
In context — Luke 19:8
And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord , “Behold, Lord, the half of my possessions I give to the poor , and if I have defrauded anyone by false accusation, I restore it fourfold.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:8:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Luke 19:8, so the Greek word ἐσυκοφάντησα (esykophantêsa) 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.19.8.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.8.W22.S1) and character.