Luke 21:2:8Luke.21.2.W8TAB
λεπτὰ
lepta
“small coins”
- Transliteration
- lep-TA
- Extended
- lehp-TAH
- IPA
- /lepˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- small coins
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
lep-TA
- sentence
EI-den DE TI-na KHÊ-ran pe-ni-KHRAN BAL-lou-san e-KEI lep-TA DY-o
Exegesis
The adverb ekei {ἐκεῖ | e-keî} ‘there’ anchors the scene in place, while lepta duo {λεπτὰ δύο | lep-tá dú-o} ‘two small coins’ names the very small amount being given; the Greek noun-numeral order is smoothed into natural English without losing the original focus. The syntax layers identity, action, place, and amount into one brief close-up, and the translations keep that immediacy while varying the English verbs for clarity and style.
Root and etymology
leptoslambda epsilon pi tau omicron sigma
“thin, small”
In context — Luke 21:2
And He also observed a certain poor widow dropping in two coins there.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 21:2, so the Greek word λεπτὰ (lepta) 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.21.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.2.W8.S1) and character.