Luke 21:3:12Luke.21.3.W12TAB
πλεῖον
pleion
“more”
- Transliteration
- PLEI-on
- Extended
- PLEI-oh n
- IPA
- /ˈplei.on/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PLEI-on
- sentence
KAI EI-pen a-lê-THÔS LE-go hy-MEEN HO-ti hê KHÊ-ra hê ptō-KHÊ HAU-tê PLEI-on PAN-tōn E-ba-len
Exegesis
Pleion pantōn {πλεῖον πάντων | pleîon pantōn} is a comparative construction with a genitive of comparison, so the point is relative magnitude rather than exact amount.
In context — Luke 21:3
And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.”
About this coordinate
Luke 21:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 21:3, so the Greek word πλεῖον (pleion) 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.21.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.3.W12.S1) and character.