Luke 20:37:3Luke.20.37.W3TAB
ἐγείρονται
egeirontai
“are raised”
- Transliteration
- e-GEI-ro-ntai
- Extended
- eh-GAY-rohn-tai
- IPA
- /eˈgei.ron.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- are raised
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-GEI-ro-ntai
- sentence
HO-ti DE e-GEI-ro-ntai hoi ne-KROI KAI mō-y-sÊS e-MÊ-ny-sen e-PI tÊS BA-tou hōs LE-gei KY-ree-on ton the-ON a-bra-AM KAI the-ON i-sa-AK KAI the-ON i-a-KŌB
Exegesis
The present passive indicative egeirontai {ἐγείρονται | e-geí-ron-tai} with the nominative subject hoi nekroi {οἱ νεκροὶ | hoi ne-kroì} forms the core statement “the dead are raised,” presenting resurrection as a general, ongoing divine action rather than a purely future event.
Root and etymology
egeiroepsilon–gamma–epsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to raise, awaken”
In context — Luke 20:37
But that the dead are raised, even Moses declared at the bush as he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:37:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 20:37, so the Greek word ἐγείρονται (egeirontai) 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.20.37.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.37.W3.S1) and character.