Luke 21:10:10Luke.21.10.W10TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“against”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PIH
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- against
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI
- sentence
TO-te E-le-gen au-TOIS e-ger-THÊ-se-tai E-thnos ep E-thnos KAI ba-si-LEI-a e-PI ba-si-LEI-an
Exegesis
kai basileia epi basileian {ἔθνος ἐπʼ ἔθνος … καὶ βασιλεία ἐπὶ βασιλείαν | éthnos epí éthnos … kaí basileía epí basileían}, with repeated noun-preposition-noun structure intensifying the scope of unrest.
The preposition epi {ἐπὶ | epí} with the accusative carries a hostile sense here, naturally rendered “against.” The repetition of nation and kingdom creates rhetorical symmetry and broadens the warning from social conflict to political upheaval.
Root and etymology
ballōbeta alpha lambda lambda omega
“to throw upon, lay on”
In context — Luke 21:10
Then He was saying to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.”
About this coordinate
Luke 21:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 21:10, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.21.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.10.W10.S1) and character.