Luke 21:20:3Luke.21.20.W3TAB
ἴδητε
idête
“you see”
- Transliteration
- I-dê-te
- Extended
- IH-deh-teh
- IPA
- /ˈi.dɛː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you see
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
I-dê-te
- sentence
HO-tan DE I-dê-te ky-klo-u-ME-nên hy-PO stra-to-PE-dōn ie-rou-sa-LÊM TO-te GNO-te HO-ti ÊN-gi-ken hê e-RÊ-mō-sis au-TÊS
Exegesis
The aorist subjunctive idete {ἴδητε | ídēte} keeps the seeing event within that future contingency: the hearers are to wait for a specific sign.
Root and etymology
eidonepsilon iota delta omicron nu
“to see, perceive”
In context — Luke 21:20
But when you see Jerusalem encircled by armies, then discern that her desolation has drawn near.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 21:20, so the Greek word ἴδητε (idête) 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.21.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.20.W3.S1) and character.