Luke 20:38:4Luke.20.38.W4TAB
ἔστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- ES-tin
- Extended
- EHS-tihn
- IPA
- /ˈes.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ES-tin
- sentence
the-OS de ouk ES-tin ne-KRÔN al-LA ZÔN-tōn PAN-tes gar au-TÔI ZÔ-sin
Exegesis
The clause begins with the nominative theos {θεὸς | the-ós} “God” emphasized by its front position, followed by the postpositive coordinating conjunction de {δὲ | dè} “but” and the negation ouk {οὐκ | ouk} combined with the verb estin {ἔστιν | éstin} “is,” denying that God is characterized by the genitive nekrōn {νεκρῶν | ne-krōn} “of the dead.”
Root and etymology
exestiéx-es-ti
“it is permitted, it is lawful”
In context — Luke 20:38
But He is not God of the dead but of the living; for all live to Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 20:38, so the Greek word ἔστιν (estin) 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.20.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.38.W4.S1) and character.