Luke 21:1:5Luke.21.1.W5TAB
βάλλοντας
ballontas
“throwing”
- Transliteration
- BAL-lon-tas
- Extended
- BAHL-lohn-tahs
- IPA
- /ˈbal.lon.tas/
Meaning by language
- English
- throwing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BAL-lon-tas
- sentence
a-na-BLE-psas de EI-den tous BAL-lon-tas eis to ga-zo-phu-LA-ki-on ta DO-ra au-TÔN plou-SI-ous
Exegesis
The main verb eiden {εἶδεν | eîden} ‘He saw’ establishes the perceptual focus and takes as its object the articular participle tous ballontas {τοὺς βάλλοντας | toùs bállontas} ‘the ones putting,’ which foregrounds the action of depositors.
Root and etymology
Rootbeta alpha lambda lambda omega
“to throw, cast, place”
In context — Luke 21:1
And having looked up, He saw the rich placing their gifts into the treasury.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 21:1, so the Greek word βάλλοντας (ballontas) 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.21.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.1.W5.S1) and character.