Luke 20:23:5Luke.20.23.W5TAB
πανουργίαν
panourgeean
“craftiness”
- Transliteration
- pa-nour-GEE-an
- Extended
- pah-noohr-GEE-ahn
- IPA
- /pa.nurˈgi.aːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- craftiness
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-nour-GEE-an
- sentence
ka-ta-no-EE-sas de au-TON tên pa-nour-GEE-an EI-pen pros au-TOUS
Exegesis
The genitive auton {αὐτῶν | autôn} dependent on the articular object ten panourgian {τὴν πανουργίαν | tḕn panourgían} specifies that the “craftiness” belongs to “them,” the questioners. The use of the article with panourgian gives their scheming a definite, concrete sense, as a particular plot already in play.
Root and etymology
panourgospi–alpha–nu–omicron–upsilon–rho–gamma–omicron–sigma
“ready for any deed, crafty”
In context — Luke 20:23
But having perceived their craftiness , He said to them,
About this coordinate
Luke 20:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 20:23, so the Greek word πανουργίαν (panourgeean) 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.20.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.23.W5.S1) and character.