Luke 20:3:6Luke.20.3.W6TAB
Ἐρωτήσω
erôteesô
“I will ask”
- Transliteration
- e-rô-TEE-sô
- Extended
- eh-roh-TEE-soh
- IPA
- /e.rɔːˈtɛː.sɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will ask
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-rô-TEE-sô
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEIS de EI-pen pros au-TOUS e-rô-TEE-sô hy-MAS ka-GÔ LO-gon kai EI-pa-TE moi
Exegesis
The future indicative Erōtēsō humas kagō {Ἐρωτήσω ὑμᾶς κἀγὼ | Erōtēsō humâs kagṓ} forms a pledge, “I also will ask you,” with kagō highlighting reciprocity and role reversal as the respondent becomes the interrogator.
In context — Luke 20:3
And He answered them, “I will also ask you a question ; now tell me.”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 20:3, so the Greek word Ἐρωτήσω (erôteesô) 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.20.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.3.W6.S1) and character.