Luke 21:25:17Luke.21.25.W17TAB
ἀπορίᾳ
aporia
“perplexity”
- Transliteration
- a-po-RI-a
- Extended
- ah-poh-RIH-ah
- IPA
- /a.poˈri.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- perplexity
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-RI-a
- sentence
KAI E-so-ntai sê-MEI-a en hê-LI-oi KAI se-LÊ-nê KAI AS-trois KAI e-PI tês gês sy-no-KHÊ e-THNÔN en a-po-RI-a Ê-khous tha-LAS-sês KAI SA-lou
Exegesis
Synochē ethnōn {συνοχὴ ἐθνῶν | synochḗ ethnôn} is a compact nominal phrase describing the nations under pressure, and en aporiā {ἐν ἀπορίᾳ | en aporíā} gives their interior state as helpless perplexity.
Root and etymology
aporosalpha pi omicron rho omicron sigma
“without a way, at a loss”
In context — Luke 21:25
There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth there will be distress among the nations in perplexity at the sound of the sea and its surging .
About this coordinate
Luke 21:25:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 21:25, so the Greek word ἀπορίᾳ (aporia) 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.21.25.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.25.W17.S1) and character.