Luke 20:17:8Luke.20.17.W8TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- es-TIN
- Extended
- ehs-TIHN
- IPA
- /esˈtin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
es-TIN
- 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 main clause introduces a rhetorical question: ti oun estin to gegrammenon touto {Τί οὖν ἐστιν τὸ γεγραμμένον τοῦτο | TÍ OUN estin to ge-gram-MÉ-non TOU-to}. Here, the copular verb estin links the interrogative ti with the substantival participle gegrammenon, modified by the demonstrative touto. This structure foregrounds “this written thing” as an authoritative scriptural statement whose meaning is being challenged: “What, then, is this Scripture?”
Root and etymology
exestiéx-es-ti
“it is permitted, it is lawful”
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 20:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 20:17, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.17.W8.S1) and character.