Luke 20:19:21Luke.20.19.W21TAB
ἔγνωσαν
egnōsan
“they knew”
- Transliteration
- EG-nō-san
- Extended
- EGH-noo-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈeg.nɔː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they knew
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EG-nō-san
- sentence
KAI e-ZÊ-tê-san hoi gram-ma-TEIS KAI hoi ar-khi-e-REIS e-pi-ba-LEIN ep au-TON tas KHEI-ras en au-TÊI TÊI HÔ-ra KAI e-pho-BÊ-thê-san ton la-ON EG-nō-san gar HO-ti pros au-TOUS EI-pen tên pa-ra-bo-LÊN TAU-tên
Exegesis
The causal sequence ἔγνωσαν γὰρ ὅτι is rendered by egnosan gar hoti {ἔγνωσαν γὰρ ὅτι | ég-nō-san gàr hó-ti}, where gar provides an explanatory ground, and hoti introduces the content clause.
In context — Luke 20:19
And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on Him at that very hour, and they feared the people; for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:19:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Luke 20:19, so the Greek word ἔγνωσαν (egnōsan) 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.20.19.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.19.W21.S1) and character.