Luke 20:26:9Luke.20.26.W9TAB
λαοῦ
laou
“people”
- Transliteration
- la-OU
- Extended
- lah-OO
- IPA
- /laˈuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
la-OU
- 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 prepositional phrase enantion tou laou {ἐναντίον τοῦ λαοῦ | e-nan-tí-on toû la-oû} “before the people” highlights the public setting and the social risk of failure.
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 20:26:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 20:26, so the Greek word λαοῦ (laou) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.26.W9.S1) and character.