Luke 21:12:20Luke.21.12.W20TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“before”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PEE
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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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
pro de TOU-tōn PAN-tōn e-pi-ba-LOU-sin eph hy-MAS tas KHEI-ras au-TŌN kai di-ŌK-sou-sin pa-ra-di-DON-tes eis tas sy-na-gō-GAS kai phy-la-KAS a-pa-go-ME-nous e-PI ba-si-LEIS kai hê-ge-MO-nas HE-ne-ken tou o-NO-ma-TOS mou
Exegesis
Two future indicatives, epibalousin {ἐπιβαλοῦσιν | epibaloûsin} and dioksousin {διώξουσιν | diṓxousin}, present the hostility as certain and sequential.
Root and etymology
ballōbeta alpha lambda lambda omega
“to throw upon, lay on”
In context — Luke 21:12
But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and governors for the sake of My name.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:12:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Luke 21:12, 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.21.12.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.12.W20.S1) and character.