Luke 21:14:8Luke.21.14.W8TAB
προμελετᾶν
promeletan
“to meditate beforehand”
- Transliteration
- pro-me-le-TAN
- Extended
- proh-meh-leh-TAHN
- IPA
- /pro.me.leˈtaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to meditate beforehand
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-me-le-TAN
- sentence
THE-te OUN en tais kar-DI-ais hy-MON MÊ pro-me-le-TAN a-po-lo-gê-THÊ-nai
Exegesis
The negative particle μὴ {μὴ | mē} governs προμελετᾶν {προμελετᾶν | pro-me-le-tân} to forbid advance rehearsal, and ἀπολογηθῆναι {ἀπολογηθῆναι | a-po-lo-gē-thê-nai} completes the thought by naming the defense speech that must not be precomposed. The syntax compresses the response into a single inner decision: place the matter firmly within the will, and do not prepare a speech in advance.
Root and etymology
meletaomu epsilon lambda epsilon tau alpha omega
“to practice, rehearse, give care”
In context — Luke 21:14
Therefore, settle in your hearts not to plan beforehand how to answer .
About this coordinate
Luke 21:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 21:14, so the Greek word προμελετᾶν (promeletan) 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.21.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.14.W8.S1) and character.