Luke 20:2:12Luke.20.2.W12TAB
ποιεῖς
poieis
“you do”
- Transliteration
- poi-EIS
- Extended
- poi-EES
- IPA
- /poiˈiːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- you do
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
poi-EIS
- sentence
kai EI-pan LE-gon-tes pros au-TON EI-pon hê-MEEN en POI-a ek-sou-SI-a TAU-ta poi-EIS ê TIS es-TIN ho DOUS SOI tên ek-sou-SI-an TAU-tên
Exegesis
The clause tauta poieis {ταῦτα ποιεῖς | taû-ta poi-eîs} ‘you do these things’ places the verb at the end, with the demonstrative tauta foregrounding the specific controversial actions in question.
In context — Luke 20:2
And they said to Him , “Tell us, by what authority You do these things, or who is it that has given You this authority?”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 20:2, so the Greek word ποιεῖς (poieis) 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.20.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.2.W12.S1) and character.