Luke 20:44:10Luke.20.44.W10TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- ES-tin
- Extended
- EHS-tin
- IPA
- /ˈes.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ES-tin
- sentence
da-WEID oun au-TON KY-ree-on ka-LEI KAI pôs au-TOU hy-OS ES-tin
Exegesis
Within this clause, the genitive pronoun autou {αὐτοῦ | au-toû} ‘of him’ modifies the nominative noun huios {υἱός | hui-ós} ‘son,’ while the copula estin {ἐστιν | é-stin} ‘is’ completes the thought: “and how is he his son?” The order places the object phrase auton kyrion before the verb, giving prominence to the designation “Lord,” and the ensuing question creates a tension between David’s acknowledgment of this figure’s superior lordship and the expectation of simple physical descent, a tension preserved in translation by maintaining the explicit contrast between “Lord” and “son.”
Root and etymology
exestiéx-es-ti
“it is permitted, it is lawful”
In context — Luke 20:44
Therefore David calls Him Lord , and how is He his son?
About this coordinate
Luke 20:44:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 20:44, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.20.44.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.44.W10.S1) and character.