Luke 20:14:4Luke.20.14.W4TAB

οἱ

hoi

the

Transliteration
hoi
Extended
hoi
IPA
/hoi/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    hoi

  2. 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 subject hoi georgoi {οἱ γεωργοὶ | hoi geōrgói} ‘the farmers’ is followed by the imperfect middle verb dielogizonto {διελογίζοντο | dielogízonto} ‘they were discussing,’ whose middle voice and imperfect tense together convey ongoing, mutual deliberation.

Root and etymology

poieopi–omicron–iota–epsilon–omega

to do, make, cause

In contextLuke 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 20:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 20:14, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.14.W4.S1) and character.