Luke 20:24:8Luke.20.24.W8TAB
ἐπιγραφήν
epigrapheen
“an inscription”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-gra-PHEEN
- Extended
- eh-pih-grah-PHAYN
- IPA
- /e.pi.graˈpʰɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- an inscription
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-gra-PHEEN
- sentence
DEIK-sa-TE moi dê-NA-ri-on TEE-nos E-khei ei-KO-na KAI e-pi-gra-PHEEN a-po-kri-THEN-tes de EI-pan KAI-sa-ros
Exegesis
The interrogative genitive tinos {τίνος | tí-nos} “of whom” governs the implied possession of the coordinated accusatives eikona {εἰκόνα | ei-kó-na} “image” and epigraphen {ἐπιγραφήν | e-pi-gra-phḗn} “inscription,” forming a single question about the coin’s identifying marks.
Root and etymology
epigraphoepsilon–pi–iota–gamma–rho–alpha–phi–omega
“to write upon, inscribe”
In context — Luke 20:24
Show me a denarius . Whose image and inscription does it have? They answered, “Caesar’s.”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 20:24, so the Greek word ἐπιγραφήν (epigrapheen) 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.20.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.24.W8.S1) and character.