Luke 20:36:3Luke.20.36.W3TAB
ἀποθανεῖν
apothanein
“to die”
- Transliteration
- a-po-tha-NEIN
- Extended
- ah-poh-thah-NEIN
- IPA
- /a.po.tʰaˈniːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to die
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-tha-NEIN
- 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 infinitive apothanein {ἀποθανεῖν | apothaneîn} ‘to die’ is the complement of dynantai {δύνανται | dúnantai} ‘are able’, and the adverb eti {ἔτι | éti} ‘any more’ specifies the temporal limitation that is now removed, yielding the sense of permanent incapacity to die.
Root and etymology
apo + thanatosalpha–pi–omicron + theta–alpha–nu–alpha–tau–omicron–sigma
“to die off, meet death”
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 20:36:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 20:36, so the Greek word ἀποθανεῖν (apothanein) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.36.W3.S1) and character.