Luke 2:4:7Luke.2.4.W7TAB

Γαλιλαίας

galilaias

Galilee

Transliteration
ga-li-LAI-as
Extended
gah-lih-LAI-ahs
IPA
/ga.liˈlai.as/

Meaning by language

English
Galilee

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Result
Γα + λι + λαί + ας
ga + li + lai + as
galilaias

Alphabet Analysis

Gammagh — guttural
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Iotai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine
Alphaah — as in father
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    ga-li-LAI-as

  2. sentence

    a-NE-bê de KAI i-ō-SÊPH a-PO tês ga-li-LAI-as ek PO-le-ōs na-dza-RETH eis tên i-ou-da-I-an eis PO-lin da-u-ID HÊ-tis ka-LEI-tai bêth-LE-e-em di-A to EI-nai au-TON eks OI-kou KAI pa-tri-AS da-u-ID

Exegesis

Two layered origin phrases—apo tēs Galilaias {ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας | apó tês Galilaías} and ek poleōs Nazareth {ἐκ πόλεως Ναζαρὲθ | ek pó-le-ōs Nazaréth}—identify Galilee and the city of Nazareth.

In contextLuke 2:4

Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David’s city—called Bethlehem—because he was from the house and lineage of David .

About this coordinate

Luke 2:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 2:4, so the Greek word Γαλιλαίας (galilaias) 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.2.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.4.W7.S1) and character.