Luke 20:29:11Luke.20.29.W11TAB
ἄτεκνος
ateknos
“childless”
- Transliteration
- A-tek-nos
- Extended
- AH-tehk-nohs
- IPA
- /ˈa.tek.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- childless
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
A-tek-nos
- sentence
hep-TA oun a-del-PHOI Ê-san kai ho PRO-tos la-BON gy-NAI-ka a-PE-tha-nen A-tek-nos
Exegesis
The predicate adjective ateknos {ἄτεκνος | á-tek-nos} ‘childless’ is in the nominative masculine singular, agreeing with the understood subject “he” and indicating the resultant state accompanying his death. This syntactic sequence clarifies the temporal flow (marriage, then death) and highlights the lack of offspring, which is crucial to the levirate-marriage scenario being described in the wider context.
Root and etymology
teknontau–epsilon–kappa–nu–omicron–nu
“child”
In context — Luke 20:29
There were therefore seven brothers. The first , having taken a wife, died childless .
About this coordinate
Luke 20:29:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 20:29, so the Greek word ἄτεκνος (ateknos) 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.20.29.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.29.W11.S1) and character.