Luke 20:5:12Luke.20.5.W12TAB
ἐρεῖ
erei
“he will say”
- Transliteration
- e-REI
- Extended
- eh-RAY
- IPA
- /eˈrei/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will say
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-REI
- sentence
hoi DE sy-ne-lo-GI-san-to pros he-au-TOUS LE-gon-tes HO-ti e-AN EI-pô-men eks ou-ra-NOU e-REI di-A TI ouk e-pi-STEÜ-sa-te au-TOI
Exegesis
The apodosis ἐρεῖ {ἐρεῖ | e-reî} projects Jesus’ anticipated response in the future, creating a logical consequence of their hypothetical answer.
Root and etymology
archiereusalpha–rho–chi–iota–epsilon–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“chief priest, high priest”
In context — Luke 20:5
But they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we should say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 20:5, so the Greek word ἐρεῖ (erei) 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.20.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.5.W12.S1) and character.