Luke 21:15:5Luke.21.15.W5TAB
στόμα
stoma
“a mouth”
- Transliteration
- STO-ma
- Extended
- STOH-mah
- IPA
- /ˈsto.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- a mouth
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
STO-ma
- sentence
e-GO gar DO-so hy-MEEN STO-ma KAI so-PHEE-an HÊ ou dy-NÊ-so(n)-tai an-ti-STÊ-nai Ê an-tei-pe-IN HA-pan-tes hoi an-ti-KEE-me-noi hy-MEEN
Exegesis
The paired objects stoma kai sophian {στόμα καὶ σοφίαν | stó-ma kaí so-phí-an} work together as a coordinated unit: stoma evokes utterance, and sophia specifies the quality and effectiveness of that utterance.
Root and etymology
stom-sigma tau omicron mu
“mouth, opening”
In context — Luke 21:15
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom , which all those opposing you will not be able to withstand or answer back.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 21:15, so the Greek word στόμα (stoma) 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.21.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.15.W5.S1) and character.