Luke 20:27:11Luke.20.27.W11TAB
ἐπηρώτησαν
epêrôtêsan
“they questioned”
- Transliteration
- e-pê-RÔ-tê-san
- Extended
- eh-pay-ROH-tay-sahn
- IPA
- /e.pɛːˈrɔː.tɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they questioned
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pê-RÔ-tê-san
- sentence
pro-sel-THON-tes DE TI-nes tôn sad-dou-KAI-ôn hoi an-ti-LE-gon-tes a-NA-sta-sin MÊ EI-nai e-pê-RÔ-tê-san au-TON
Exegesis
The aorist indicative eperotesan {ἐπηρώτησαν | e-pē-rṓ-tē-san} provides the main verbal action, “they questioned,” with auton {αὐτὸν | au-tòn} as the direct object, syntactically centering Jesus as the one being interrogated and highlighting a confrontational question-and-answer setting within the larger temple controversy narrative.
Root and etymology
erot-
“to ask, inquire”
In context — Luke 20:27
But some of the Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection , approached and questioned Him .
About this coordinate
Luke 20:27:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 20:27, so the Greek word ἐπηρώτησαν (epêrôtêsan) 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.20.27.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.27.W11.S1) and character.