Luke 20:26:14Luke.20.26.W14TAB
ἀποκρίσει
apokrisei
“answer”
- Transliteration
- a-po-KRI-sei
- Extended
- ah-poh-KRIH-sei
- IPA
- /a.poˈkri.sei/
Meaning by language
- English
- answer
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-KRI-sei
- sentence
KAI ouk IS-khy-san e-pi-la-BE-sthai tou RHÊ-ma-tos e-nan-TI-on tou la-OU KAI thau-MA-san-tes e-PI têi a-po-KRI-sei au-TOU e-SI-gê-san
Exegesis
The phrase epi tē apokrisei autou {ἐπὶ τῇ ἀποκρίσει αὐτοῦ | e-pì tē̂ a-po-KRÍ-sei au-toû} specifies the ground of their wonder, “at His answer,” with autou referring back to Jesus in the wider narrative context. The sequence of aorists (failed attempt, unexpected marveling, decisive silence) creates a compact narrative arc in which an intended trap is reversed into quiet acknowledgement, which the translations preserve by keeping the causal participial relationship (“being amazed... they became silent”) and the public setting “before the people” explicit.
In context — Luke 20:26
And they were not able to seize the word before the people, and, being amazed at His answer , they became silent.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:26:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 20:26, so the Greek word ἀποκρίσει (apokrisei) 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.20.26.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.26.W14.S1) and character.