Luke 21:3:9Luke.21.3.W9TAB
ἡ
hê
“the”
- Transliteration
- hê
- Extended
- hê
- IPA
- /hɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hê
- 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
The noun phrase hē chera hē ptōchē hautē {ἡ χήρα ἡ πτωχὴ αὕτη | hē chḗra hē ptōchḗ haútē} uses repeated articles and the demonstrative to single out one specific widow and to foreground her poverty.
Root and etymology
chēroschi eta rho omicron sigma
“bereft, deprived”
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 21:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 21:3, so the Greek word ἡ (hê) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.3.W9.S1) and character.