Luke 20:2:9Luke.20.2.W9TAB
ποίᾳ
poia
“what”
- Transliteration
- POI-a
- Extended
- poi-AH
- IPA
- /ˈpoi.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
POI-a
- 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 interrogative prepositional phrase en poia exousia {ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ | en poí-a ex-ou-sí-a} ‘by what kind of authority’ uses the dative with en to express means or basis, focusing on the nature or source of Jesus’ legitimating power.
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 20:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 20:2, so the Greek word ποίᾳ (poia) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.2.W9.S1) and character.