Luke 21:38:10Luke.21.38.W10TAB
ἱερῷ
hieroi
“temple”
- Transliteration
- hi-e-ROI
- Extended
- hih-eh-ROH-i
- IPA
- /hi.eˈroi/
Meaning by language
- English
- temple
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hi-e-ROI
- sentence
KAI PAS ho la-OS OR-thri-dzen pros au-TON en tôi hi-e-ROI a-KOU-ein au-TOU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros auton {πρὸς αὐτόν | prós autón} ‘toward Him’ identifies Jesus as the goal of the crowd’s movement, while en tō hierō {ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ | en tôi hierōi} ‘in the temple’ places the action in a public sacred setting.
Root and etymology
hierosiota epsilon rho omicron sigma
“sacred, holy”
In context — Luke 21:38
And all the people were coming early to Him in the temple, to hear Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:38:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 21:38, so the Greek word ἱερῷ (hieroi) 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.21.38.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.38.W10.S1) and character.