Luke 21:36:1Luke.21.36.W1TAB
ἀγρυπνεῖτε
agrypneete
“keep watch”
- Transliteration
- a-gryp-NEE-te
- Extended
- ah-gryp-NEE-teh
- IPA
- /a.grypˈne.i.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- keep watch
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
a-gryp-NEE-te
- sentence
a-gryp-NEE-te de en pan-TEE kai-RO de-O-me-noi HI-na ka-tis-KHY-sê-te ek-phy-GEIN TAU-ta PAN-ta ta MEL-lon-ta GI-nes-thai kai sta-THÊ-nai EM-pros-then tou hy-OU tou an-THRÔ-pou
Exegesis
The opening imperative agrypneite {ἀγρυπνεῖτε | a-gryp-neî-te} ‘stay awake’ establishes a continuous stance of vigilance rather than a single action.
In context — Luke 21:36
But stay awake at all times, praying so that you may prevail to escape all these things that are about to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man .
About this coordinate
Luke 21:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 21:36, so the Greek word ἀγρυπνεῖτε (agrypneete) 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.21.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.36.W1.S1) and character.