Luke 20:20:17Luke.20.20.W17TAB
ἀρχῇ
arkhêi
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ar-KHÊi
- Extended
- ahr-KHAYI
- IPA
- /arˈkʰɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- authority
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ar-KHÊi
- sentence
KAI pa-ra-tê-RÊ-san-tes a-PE-stei-lan en-ga-THE-tous hy-po-kri-no-ME-nous he-au-TOUS di-KAI-ous EI-nai HI-na e-pi-LA-bôn-tai au-TOU LO-gou HÔ-ste pa-ra-DOU-nai au-TON têi ar-KHÊi KAI têi e-ksou-SI-ai tou hê-ge-MO-nos
Exegesis
The coordinated datives te arche kai te exousia {τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ | tē ar-khē kaí tē ex-ou-sí-a} ‘to the rule and the jurisdiction’ underscore the scope of Roman civil authority, while tou hegemonos {τοῦ ἡγεμόνος | toû hē-ge-mó-nos} ‘of the governor’ specifies the official empowered to try Him. This structure traces a calculated progression from surveillance through entrapment to judicial transfer.
In context — Luke 20:20
And having watched Him closely, they sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might seize on His word, so as to deliver Him to the rule and the jurisdiction of the governor .
About this coordinate
Luke 20:20:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 20:20, so the Greek word ἀρχῇ (arkhêi) 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.20.20.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.20.W17.S1) and character.