Luke 2:39:6Luke.2.39.W6TAB
κατὰ
kata
“according to”
- Transliteration
- ka-TA
- Extended
- kah-TAH
- IPA
- /kaˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-TA
- 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
Its object is the substantive phrase pán-ta tà ka-tà tòn nó-mon ku-rí-ou {πάντα τὰ κατὰ τὸν νόμον κυρίου | pán-ta tà ka-tà tòn nó-mon ku-rí-ou} “everything according to the law of the Lord,” where katà governs the accusative and ku-rí-ou specifies divine authority.
Root and etymology
katalumakappa–alpha–tau–alpha–lambda–upsilon–mu–alpha
“resting place, lodging”
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 2:39:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 2:39, so the Greek word κατὰ (kata) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.39.W6.S1) and character.