Luke 20:18:4Luke.20.18.W4TAB

ἐπʼ

ep

upon

Transliteration
ep
Extended
ehp
IPA
/ep/

Meaning by language

English
upon

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Pip — as in pet

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Diphthongs
Accents & breathings
ʼ

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Word in context

  1. word

    ep

  2. sentence

    PAS ho pe-SON ep e-KEI-non ton LI-thon syn-thla-STHÊ-se-tai eph hon de AN PE-sêi lik-MÊ-sei au-TON

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase epʼ ekeinon ton lithon {ἐπʼ ἐκεῖνον τὸν λίθον | ep' e-keî-non tón lí-thon} specifies the direction of the fall “upon that stone,” with the demonstrative ekeinon giving deictic emphasis to the stone already identified in the preceding context.

Root and etymology

pisteuopi–sigma–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omega

to believe, trust, rely on

In contextLuke 20:18

Everyone who falls upon that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it may fall, it will crush him .

About this coordinate

Luke 20:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 20:18, so the Greek word ἐπʼ (ep) 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.20.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.18.W4.S1) and character.