Luke 20:39:7Luke.20.39.W7TAB
Διδάσκαλε
didaskale
“Teacher”
- Transliteration
- di-DA-ska-le
- Extended
- dih-DAH-skah-leh
- IPA
- /diˈdas.ka.le/
Meaning by language
- English
- Teacher
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-DA-ska-le
- 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 vocative Didaskale {Διδάσκαλε | Di-dás-ka-le} signals respectful address to Jesus as Teacher within the dialogue.
Root and etymology
didaskōdelta–iota–delta–alpha–sigma–kappa–omega
“to teach, instruct”
In context — Luke 20:39
But some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher , you have spoken well.”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:39:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 20:39, so the Greek word Διδάσκαλε (didaskale) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.39.W7.S1) and character.