Luke 20:7:2Luke.20.7.W2TAB
ἀπεκρίθησαν
apekrithêsan
“they answered”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-KRI-thê-san
- Extended
- ah-peh-KRI-theh-sahn
- IPA
- /a.peˈkri.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they answered
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-pe-KRI-thê-san
- sentence
KAI a-pe-KRI-thê-san MÊ ei-DE-nai PO-then
Exegesis
The aorist verb apekrithēsan {ἀπεκρίθησαν | ap-ek-RÍ-thē-san} introduces an indirect statement, a common pattern where a verb of speaking or answering governs a following infinitive.
Root and etymology
apokrinomaialpha–pi–omicron–kappa–rho–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to answer, reply”
In context — Luke 20:7
And they answered that they did not know whence it was.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 20:7, so the Greek word ἀπεκρίθησαν (apekrithêsan) 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.20.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.7.W2.S1) and character.