Luke 21:30:3Luke.21.30.W3TAB
ἤδη
êdê
“already”
- Transliteration
- Ê-dê
- Extended
- ÊÊ-deh
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.dɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- already
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-dê
- sentence
HO-tan pro-BA-lo-sin Ê-dê BLE-pon-tes aph he-au-TÔN gi-NÔ-ske-te HO-ti Ê-dê en-GYS to THE-ros es-TIN
Exegesis
The adverb ede {ἤδη | ḗ-dē} appears twice, first with the budding and then with the nearness of summer, creating a deliberate echo that stresses immediacy and certainty.
In context — Luke 21:30
When they have already put forth , seeing for yourselves, you know that the summer is already near.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 21:30, so the Greek word ἤδη (êdê) 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.21.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.30.W3.S1) and character.