Luke 20:29:4Luke.20.29.W4TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- ÊÊ-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
Ê-san
- 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 subject adelphoi {ἀδελφοὶ | adél-phoi} ‘brothers’ is in the nominative plural and is matched by the imperfect verb esan {ἦσαν | ê-san} ‘they were’, forming a background, scene-setting statement.
Root and etymology
apokrinomaialpha–pi–omicron–kappa–rho–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to answer, reply”
In context — Luke 20:29
There were therefore seven brothers. The first , having taken a wife, died childless .
About this coordinate
Luke 20:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 20:29, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.29.W4.S1) and character.