Luke 20:39:1Luke.20.39.W1TAB
ἀποκριθέντες
apokrithehntes
“answering”
- Transliteration
- a-po-kri-THEHN-tes
- Extended
- ah-poh-kri-THEHN-tehs
- IPA
- /a.po.kriˈtʰen.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- answering
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-kri-THEHN-tes
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEHN-tes DE TI-nes tôn gram-ma-TE-ōn EI-pan di-DA-ska-le ka-LÔS EI-pas
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist passive participle apokrinthentes {ἀποκριθέντες | apokrinthéntes} placed first for emphasis, presenting the response of the group as a completed action that precedes the main verb.
In context — Luke 20:39
But some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher , you have spoken well.”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 20:39, so the Greek word ἀποκριθέντες (apokrithehntes) 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.20.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.39.W1.S1) and character.