Luke 2:21:3Luke.2.21.W3TAB
ἐπλήσθησαν
eplêsthêsan
“were fulfilled”
- Transliteration
- e-PLÊS-thê-san
- Extended
- eh-PLÊÊS-thêê-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈplɛːs.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were fulfilled
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PLÊS-thê-san
- sentence
KAI HO-te e-PLÊS-thê-san hê-ME-rai ok-TÔ tou pe-ri-te-MEIN au-TON KAI e-KLÊ-thê to O-no-ma au-TOU ee-ay-SOOS to klê-THEN hy-PO tou AN-ge-lou pro tou syl-lêm-PHthê-nai au-ton en tê koi-LI-a
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {Καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ links this event with the preceding narrative, while the temporal conjunction hote {ὅτε | hóte} ‘when’ introduces the timeframe leading to the aorist passive verb eplesthesan {ἐπλήσθησαν | eplḗsthēsan} ‘were fulfilled,’ which governs the genitive articular infinitive tou peritemein {τοῦ περιτεμεῖν | toû peritemeîn} ‘to circumcise’ for purpose.
In context — Luke 2:21
And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising Him, His name was called Jesus , which the angel had given before He was conceived in the womb.
About this coordinate
Luke 2:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 2:21, so the Greek word ἐπλήσθησαν (eplêsthêsan) 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.2.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.21.W3.S1) and character.