Luke 21:26:6Luke.21.26.W6TAB
προσδοκίας
prosdokias
“expectation”
- Transliteration
- pros-do-KI-as
- Extended
- prohs-doh-KIH-ahs
- IPA
- /pros.doˈki.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- expectation
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pros-do-KI-as
- sentence
a-po-psy-KHÓN-ton an-THRÔ-pōn a-PÓ PHÓ-bou KAI pros-do-KI-as tôn e-per-kho-ME-nōn têi oi-kou-ME-nêi hai GAR dy-NA-meis tôn ou-ra-NÔN sa-leu-THÊ-son-tai
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase apo phobou kai prosdokias {ἀπὸ φόβου καὶ προσδοκίας | apó phóbou kaí prosdokías} gives the cause of the collapse through paired genitives joined by kai, creating a balanced two-part emotional description.
Root and etymology
prosdokaopi rho omicron sigma delta omicron kappa alpha omega
“to expect, look for”
In context — Luke 21:26
People will collapse from fear and expectation of what is coming upon the inhabited world , for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 21:26, so the Greek word προσδοκίας (prosdokias) 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.21.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.26.W6.S1) and character.