Luke 20:17:12Luke.20.17.W12TAB
Λίθον
lithon
“stone”
- Transliteration
- LI-thon
- Extended
- LIH-thohn
- IPA
- /ˈli.tʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- stone
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LI-thon
- sentence
ho de em-BLE-psas au-TOIS EI-pen TI oun es-TIN to ge-gram-ME-non TOU-to LI-thon hon a-pe-do-KI-ma-san hoi oi-ko-do-MOUN-tes HOU-tos e-ge-NEE-thê eis ke-pha-LÊN gô-NI-as
Exegesis
The first is an object-like phrase, lithon hon apedokimasan hoi oikodomountes {Λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες | LÍ-thon HON ap-e-do-KÍ-ma-san HOI oi-ko-do-MOUN-tes}, where the relative pronoun hon refers back to lithon, and the finite verb apedokimasan is active, with hoi oikodomountes (“the ones building, the builders”) as its subject. This clause emphasizes the decisive, active rejection carried out by those who should have recognized the stone’s value.
Root and etymology
lithoslambda–iota–theta–omicron–sigma
“stone, building stone”
In context — Luke 20:17
But after looking intently at them, He said, “What then is this that is written , ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this one has become the head of the corner?’”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 20:17, so the Greek word Λίθον (lithon) 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.20.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.17.W12.S1) and character.