Luke 21:27:10Luke.21.27.W10TAB
νεφέλῃ
nephelêi
“cloud”
- Transliteration
- ne-PHE-lêi
- Extended
- neh-PHEH-lêi
- IPA
- /neˈpʰe.lɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- cloud
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ne-PHE-lêi
- sentence
KAI TO-te OP-so-ntai ton hy-ON tou an-THRÔ-pou er-KHO-me-non en ne-PHE-lêi me-TA dy-NA-me-ōs KAI DO-ksēs pol-LÊS
Exegesis
The prepositional construction en nephelē {ἐν νεφέλῃ | en ne-phé-lē} evokes the biblicalophanic motif of divine presence, and the genitive phrases meta dunameos kai doxes polles {μετὰ δυνάμεως καὶ δόξης πολλῆς | me-tà du-ná-me-ōs kaì dóx-ēs pol-lês} serve as attendant circumstances, emphasizing the magnitude of power and abundant glory accompanying the coming.
Root and etymology
nephosnu–epsilon–phi–omicron–sigma
“cloud mass”
In context — Luke 21:27
Then they will behold the Son of Man coming in a cloud with mighty power and radiant glory .
About this coordinate
Luke 21:27:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 21:27, so the Greek word νεφέλῃ (nephelêi) 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.21.27.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.27.W10.S1) and character.