Luke 21:28:12Luke.21.28.W12TAB
ἐγγίζει
engizei
“draws near”
- Transliteration
- en-GI-zei
- Extended
- ehn-gih-ZAY
- IPA
- /eŋˈgi.zei/
Meaning by language
- English
- draws near
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
en-GI-zei
- sentence
ar-kho-ME-nōn de TOU-tōn GI-nes-thai a-na-KY-psa-te kai e-PA-ra-te tas ke-pha-LAS hy-MŌN di-O-ti en-GI-zei hê a-po-LY-trō-sis hy-MŌN
Root and etymology
engysepsilon, gamma, gamma, upsilon, sigma
“near, close”
In context — Luke 21:28
But as these things begin to unfold, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:28:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 21:28, so the Greek word ἐγγίζει (engizei) 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.21.28.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.28.W12.S1) and character.