Luke 19:9:19Luke.19.9.W19TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- es-TIN
- Extended
- ehs-TIHN
- IPA
- /esˈtin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
es-TIN
- sentence
EI-pen de pros au-TON ho ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti SÊ-me-ron sô-tê-REE-a tôi OI-kôi TOU-tôi e-GE-ne-to ka-THO-ti kai au-TOS hy-OS a-bra-AM es-TIN
Exegesis
The predicate nominative huios Abraam {υἱὸς Ἀβραάμ | hu-i-ós Á-bra-ám}, linked to the subject by estin {ἐστιν | é-stin}, defines his identity in covenantal terms as a “son of Abraham.” This syntactic structure moves from a solemn, time-marked divine pronouncement to a theologically loaded explanation that grounds the arrival of salvation in restored covenant membership.
In context — Luke 19:9
And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:9:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Luke 19:9, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.19.9.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.9.W19.S1) and character.