Luke 21:25:5Luke.21.25.W5TAB
ἡλίῳ
hêlioi
“sun”
- Transliteration
- hê-LI-oi
- Extended
- hê-LIH-oi
- IPA
- /hɛːˈli.oi/
Meaning by language
- English
- sun
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
hê-LI-oi
- 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 prepositional phrase en heliō kai selēnē kai astrois {ἐν ἡλίῳ καὶ σελήνῃ καὶ ἄστροις | en hēlíō kaí selḗnē kaí ástrois} gathers the celestial bodies into one compressed list, and the repeated kai {καί | kaí} creates a cumulative, escalating rhythm.
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 21:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 21:25, so the Greek word ἡλίῳ (hêlioi) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.25.W5.S1) and character.