Luke 20:19:9Luke.20.19.W9TAB
ἐπʼ
ep
“upon”
- Transliteration
- ep
- Extended
- ehp
- IPA
- /ep/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet |
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Word in context
- word
ep
- 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 preposition ep {ἐπʼ | ep} with auton {αὐτὸν | au-tón} and the object phrase tas kheiras {τὰς χεῖρας | tàs kheî-ras} depicts a concrete attempt to arrest.
Root and etymology
pisteuopi–sigma–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to believe, trust, rely on”
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 20:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 20:19, 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.20.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.19.W9.S1) and character.