Luke 20:46:4Luke.20.46.W4TAB
γραμματέων
grammateōn
“scribes”
- Transliteration
- gram-ma-TE-ōn
- Extended
- grahm-mah-TEH-ohn
- IPA
- /gram.maˈte.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- scribes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
gram-ma-TE-ōn
- sentence
pro-SE-khe-te a-PO tôn gram-ma-TE-ōn tôn the-LON-tōn pe-ri-pa-TEIN en sto-LAIS kai phi-LOU-ntōn a-spas-MOUS en tais a-go-RAIS kai prō-to-ka-the-dri-AS en tais sy-na-gō-GAIS kai prō-to-kli-si-AS en tois DEIP-nois
Exegesis
The preposition apo {ἀπὸ | apó} “from” governs the genitive phrase tôn grammateōn {τῶν γραμματέων | tôn grammateōn} “the scribes,” marking them as the source of danger from which to keep distance.
Root and etymology
grammagamma–rho–alpha–mu–mu–alpha
“letter, written character”
In context — Luke 20:46
Watch out for the scribes who desire to walk in long robes and love greetings in the marketplaces, and the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:46:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 20:46, so the Greek word γραμματέων (grammateōn) 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.20.46.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.46.W4.S1) and character.