Luke 21:24:6Luke.21.24.W6TAB
αἰχμαλωτισθήσονται
aikhmalōtisthêsontai
“they will be taken captive”
- Transliteration
- aikh-ma-lō-ti-STHÊ-son-tai
- Extended
- aikh-mah-loh-tee-STHAY-sohn-tai
- IPA
- /ai.kʰma.lɔː.tiˈstʰɛː.son.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will be taken captive
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
aikh-ma-lō-ti-STHÊ-son-tai
- sentence
KAI pe-SOUN-tai STO-ma-ti ma-KHAI-rês KAI aikh-ma-lō-ti-STHÊ-son-tai eis ta E-thnê PAN-ta KAI ie-rou-sa-LÊM ES-tai pa-tou-ME-nê hy-PO eth-NÔN A-khri hou plê-rō-THÔ-sin kai-ROI eth-NÔN
Exegesis
The next clause, aichmalotisthēsontai eis ta ethnē panta {αἰχμαλωτισθήσονται εἰς τὰ ἔθνη πάντα | aikh-ma-lo-tis-thḗ-son-tai eis tá éth-nē pán-ta} ‘they will be taken captive into all the nations,’ combines a passive future with eis + accusative to stress forced movement and dispersion outward from the city.
In context — Luke 21:24
And they will fall by the sword , and they will be taken captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the nations until the times of the nations are fulfilled.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 21:24, so the Greek word αἰχμαλωτισθήσονται (aikhmalōtisthêsontai) 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.21.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.24.W6.S1) and character.