Luke 21:25:3Luke.21.25.W3TAB
σημεῖα
sêmeia
“signs”
- Transliteration
- sê-MEI-a
- Extended
- sê-MEI-ah
- IPA
- /sɛːˈmei.a/
Meaning by language
- English
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sê-MEI-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
The opening kai {καὶ | kaí} joins the clause to what precedes, while esontai {ἔσονται | ésontai} ‘they will be’ is placed before semeia {σημεῖα | sēmeîa} ‘signs’, giving the future event prominence.
Root and etymology
semeionsigma eta mu epsilon iota omicron nu
“sign, portent”
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 21:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 21:25, so the Greek word σημεῖα (sêmeia) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.25.W3.S1) and character.