Luke 20:36:6Luke.20.36.W6TAB
ἰσάγγελοι
isaŋgeloi
“equal to angels”
- Transliteration
- i-SAŋ-ge-loi
- Extended
- ih-SAHNG-geh-loi
- IPA
- /iˈsaŋ.ge.loi/
Meaning by language
- English
- equal to angels
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
i-SAŋ-ge-loi
- 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.
Root and etymology
isos + angelosiota–sigma–omicron–sigma + alpha–gamma–gamma–epsilon–lambda–omicron–sigma
“equal to angels”
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 20:36:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 20:36, so the Greek word ἰσάγγελοι (isaŋgeloi) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.36.W6.S1) and character.