Luke 21:23:16Luke.21.23.W16TAB
μεγάλη
megalê
“great”
- Transliteration
- me-GA-lê
- Extended
- meh-GAH-lay
- IPA
- /meˈga.lɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
me-GA-lê
- sentence
ou-AI tais en gas-TRI e-KHOU-sais kai tais thê-la-DZOU-sais en e-KEI-nais tais hê-ME-rais ES-tai gar a-NAN-gkê me-GA-lê e-PI tês gês kai or-GÊ tôi la-ÔI TOU-tôi
Exegesis
Ananke megalē {ἀνάγκη μεγάλη | anánkē megálē} functions as the nominative subject of the future existential clause, presenting the coming pressure as overwhelming and inescapable, while epi tes ges {ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς | epí tēs gēs} marks the sphere affected.
In context — Luke 21:23
Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing in those days, for there will be great distress on the land and wrath on this people.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Luke 21:23, so the Greek word μεγάλη (megalê) 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.21.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.23.W16.S1) and character.