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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Result
ἐ + ρεῖ
e + rei
erei

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Rhor — rolled r
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-REI

  2. 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 contextLuke 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.