Luke 20:7:4Luke.20.7.W4TAB
εἰδέναι
eidenai
“to know”
- Transliteration
- ei-DE-nai
- Extended
- ei-deh-NAI
- IPA
- /iːˈde.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to know
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ei-DE-nai
- sentence
KAI a-pe-KRI-thê-san MÊ ei-DE-nai PO-then
Exegesis
The sequence mē eidenai {μὴ εἰδέναι | mḗ ei-DÉ-nai} is an infinitival clause negated by mē, here functioning as the content of the response, effectively “that they did not know.”
Root and etymology
oidaomicron–iota–delta–alpha
“to know, to be aware”
In context — Luke 20:7
And they answered that they did not know whence it was.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 20:7, so the Greek word εἰδέναι (eidenai) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.7.W4.S1) and character.