Luke 2:3:4Luke.2.3.W4TAB
ἀπογράφεσθαι
apograpʰesthai
“to be registered”
- Transliteration
- a-po-GRA-pʰes-thai
- Extended
- ah-poh-GRAH-phehs-thai
- IPA
- /a.poˈgra.pʰes.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be registered
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-GRA-pʰes-thai
- sentence
KAI e-po-REU-on-to PAN-tes a-po-GRA-pʰes-thai HE-kas-tos eis tên he-au-TOU PO-lin
Exegesis
The complementary infinitive apographesthai {ἀπογράφεσθαι | a-po-grá-phe-sthai} expresses the intended purpose of registration.
Root and etymology
apographōalpha–pi–omicron–gamma–rho–alpha–phi–omega
“to register, enroll”
In context — Luke 2:3
And all were traveling to be registered , each to his own city .
About this coordinate
Luke 2:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 2:3, so the Greek word ἀπογράφεσθαι (apograpʰesthai) 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.2.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.3.W4.S1) and character.