Luke 20:18:7Luke.20.18.W7TAB
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
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
lithoslambda–iota–theta–omicron–sigma
“stone, building stone”
In context — Luke 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 20:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 20:18, 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.20.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.18.W7.S1) and character.