Luke 20:39:5Luke.20.39.W5TAB
γραμματέων
grammateōn
“scribes”
- Transliteration
- gram-ma-TE-ōn
- Extended
- grahm-mah-TEH-ohn
- IPA
- /gram.maˈte.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- scribes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gram-ma-TE-ōn
- 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 indefinite pronoun tines {τίνες | tí-nes} combined with the genitive phrase tôn grammateōn {τῶν γραμματέων | tôn gramma-te-ōn} narrows the subject to “some of the scribes,” indicating that not all legal experts agreed, which carries narrative nuance about divided opinion.
Root and etymology
grammagamma–rho–alpha–mu–mu–alpha
“letter, written character”
In context — Luke 20:39
But some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher , you have spoken well.”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 20:39, so the Greek word γραμματέων (grammateōn) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.39.W5.S1) and character.