Luke 20:36:15Luke.20.36.W15TAB
υἱοὶ
hyoi
“sons”
- Transliteration
- hy-OI
- Extended
- hü-OI
- IPA
- /hyˈoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hy-OI
- sentence
ou-DE gar a-po-tha-NEIN E-ti DY-nan-tai i-SAŋ-ge-loi GAR EI-sin kai hy-OI EI-sin the-OU tês a-na-STA-se-ōs hy-OI ON-tes
Exegesis
The adjective isangeloi {ἰσάγγελοι | isánggeloi} ‘equal to angels’ functions as a predicate nominative with eisin {εἰσιν | eísin}, and is coordinated with another predicate nominative phrase kai huioi eisin theou {καὶ υἱοί εἰσιν θεοῦ | kaí huioí eísin theoû} ‘and they are sons of God’, creating parallel descriptions of their new status.
The participial phrase tēs anastaseos huioi ontes {τῆς ἀναστάσεως υἱοὶ ὄντες | tês anastáseōs huioí óntes} ‘being sons of the resurrection’ further qualifies huioi, most naturally as a causal or explanatory participle: they are sons of God because they are characterized as “sons belonging to the resurrection.” The English renderings preserve the causal and explanatory force by using “for” and “because,” maintain the parallelism of the predicate nominatives (“equal to angels” / “sons of God”), and retain the participial nuance with “being …” to show that their immortal, angel-like status arises from their participation in the resurrection.
Root and etymology
huiosupsilon–iota–omicron–sigma
“son, descendant”
In context — Luke 20:36
For they are not able to die any more, for they are equal to angels and are sons of God , being sons of the resurrection .
About this coordinate
Luke 20:36:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 20:36, so the Greek word υἱοὶ (hyoi) 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.20.36.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.36.W15.S1) and character.