Luke 20:40:3Luke.20.40.W3TAB
ἐτόλμων
etolmon
“they were daring”
- Transliteration
- e-TOL-mon
- Extended
- eh-TOL-mohn
- IPA
- /eˈtol.mɔn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were daring
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-TOL-mon
- sentence
ou-KE-ti gar e-TOL-mon e-pe-rô-TAN au-TON ou-DEN
Exegesis
The imperfect verb etolmōn {ἐτόλμων | e-tól-mōn} ‘they were daring’ depicts a past situation in terms of an ongoing or repeated attitude, here indicating a continued refusal to take bold action.
In context — Luke 20:40
For they no longer dared to ask Him anything .
About this coordinate
Luke 20:40:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 20:40, so the Greek word ἐτόλμων (etolmon) 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.20.40.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.40.W3.S1) and character.