Luke 20:4:7Luke.20.4.W7TAB
ἢ
ê
“or”
- Transliteration
- Ê
- Extended
- AY
- IPA
- /ˈɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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- sentence
to BAP-ti-sma i-ō-AN-nou eks ou-ra-NOU ÊN Ê eks an-THRÔ-pōn
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction ē {ἢ | ē} ‘or’ introduces the alternative prepositional phrase ex anthropon {ἐξ ἀνθρώπων | ex an-thrō-pōn} ‘from men,’ creating a sharp binary between two possible sources. In English, the copula is fronted (“Was the baptism…”) or converted to a periphrastic question (“Did John’s baptism come…”) to produce a natural interrogative, while preserving the contrastive structure of the two ex-phrases that frames the question around competing claims of authority.
Root and etymology
Rootphi–eta–mu–iota
“to speak”
In context — Luke 20:4
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men ?
About this coordinate
Luke 20:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 20:4, so the Greek word ἢ (ê) 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.20.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.4.W7.S1) and character.