Luke 20:40:4Luke.20.40.W4TAB
ἐπερωτᾶν
eperôtan
“to question”
- Transliteration
- e-pe-rô-TAN
- Extended
- eh-peh-roh-TAHN
- IPA
- /e.pe.rɔːˈtaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to question
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pe-rô-TAN
- sentence
ou-KE-ti gar e-TOL-mon e-pe-rô-TAN au-TON ou-DEN
Exegesis
This verb is complemented by the present infinitive eperōtân {ἐπερωτᾶν | e-pe-rō-tân} ‘to question’, which functions as the content or sphere of the daring: their boldness would have consisted in questioning.
In context — Luke 20:40
For they no longer dared to ask Him anything .
About this coordinate
Luke 20:40:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 20:40, so the Greek word ἐπερωτᾶν (eperôtan) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.40.W4.S1) and character.