Luke 20:14:1Luke.20.14.W1TAB
ἰδόντες
idontes
“having seen”
- Transliteration
- i-DON-tes
- Extended
- ih-DON-tehs
- IPA
- /iˈdon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having seen
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
i-DON-tes
- sentence
i-DON-tes de au-TON hoi ge-ôr-GOI di-e-lo-GI-zon-to pros al-LÊ-lous LE-gon-tes hou-TOS es-TIN ho klê-ro-NO-mos a-pok-TEI-nô-men au-TON HI-na hê-MON GE-nê-tai hê klê-ro-no-MI-a
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist participle idontes {ἰδόντες | idóntes} ‘having seen,’ which functions temporally, indicating action prior to the main verb.
In context — Luke 20:14
But when the farmers saw him, they discussed with one another, saying, “This is the heir ; let us kill him, so that the inheritance may become ours .”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 20:14, so the Greek word ἰδόντες (idontes) 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.20.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.14.W1.S1) and character.