Luke 21:37:11Luke.21.37.W11TAB
νύκτας
nyktas
“nights”
- Transliteration
- NYK-tas
- Extended
- nük-TAHS
- IPA
- /ˈnyk.tas/
Meaning by language
- English
- nights
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
NYK-tas
- sentence
EEN de tas hê-ME-ras en tôi hi-e-RÔ di-DAS-kōn tas de NYK-tas ek-ser-KHO-me-nos êu-LI-dze-to eis to O-ros to ka-LOU-me-non e-lai-ÔN
Exegesis
The second temporal phrase τὰς δὲ νύκτας {τὰς δὲ νύκτας | tàs dé nýktas} mirrors the first and creates a deliberate day-and-night antithesis.
In context — Luke 21:37
He was in the temple during the days, teaching, but at night, going out, He would lodge on the mount called Olives.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:37:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 21:37, so the Greek word νύκτας (nyktas) 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.21.37.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.37.W11.S1) and character.