Luke 2:39:3Luke.2.39.W3TAB
ἐτέλεσαν
etelesan
“they completed”
- Transliteration
- e-TE-le-san
- Extended
- eh-TEH-leh-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈte.le.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they completed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-TE-le-san
- sentence
KAI hôs e-TE-le-san PAN-ta ta ka-TA ton NO-mon ky-REE-ou e-PE-strep-san eis tên ga-li-LAI-an eis PO-lin he-au-TÔN na-za-RETH
Exegesis
A temporal subordinate clause follows, introduced by hōs {ὡς | hōs} “when,” which frames the aorist active indicative verb eté-le-san {ἐτέλεσαν | eté-le-san} “they fulfilled” as a punctual achievement.
In context — Luke 2:39
When they had fulfilled everything according to the law of the Lord , they returned to Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
About this coordinate
Luke 2:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 2:39, so the Greek word ἐτέλεσαν (etelesan) 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.2.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.39.W3.S1) and character.