Luke 21:16:13Luke.21.16.W13TAB
θανατώσουσιν
thanatosousin
“they will put to death”
- Transliteration
- tha-na-TO-sou-sin
- Extended
- tʰah-nah-TOH-soo-sin
- IPA
- /tʰa.naˈtɔː.suː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will put to death
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
tha-na-TO-sou-sin
- sentence
pa-ra-do-THEE-ses-the de KAI hy-PO go-NE-on KAI a-del-PHON KAI syng-ge-NON KAI PHI-lōn KAI tha-na-TO-sou-sin eks hy-MON
Exegesis
The final clause shifts to thanatōsousin {θανατώσουσιν | thanatṓsousin} ‘they will put to death,’ with an implicit subject left unnamed; this broadens the threat without identifying the persecutors.
Root and etymology
thanatoōtheta alpha nu alpha tau omicron omega
“to put to death, cause to die”
In context — Luke 21:16
But you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 21:16, so the Greek word θανατώσουσιν (thanatosousin) 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.21.16.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.16.W13.S1) and character.