Luke 21:4:6Luke.21.4.W6TAB
περισσεύοντος
perisseuontos
“abundance”
- Transliteration
- pe-ris-SEU-on-tos
- Extended
- peh-ris-SEU-ohntohs
- IPA
- /pe.risˈseu.on.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- abundance
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pe-ris-SEU-on-tos
- sentence
PAN-tes gar HOU-toi ek tou pe-ris-SEU-on-tos au-TOIS E-ba-lon eis ta DO-ra HAU-tê de ek tou hy-ste-RÊ-ma-tos au-TÊS PAN-ta ton BI-on hon EI-khen E-ba-len
Exegesis
The phrase ek tou perisseuontos autois {ἐκ τοῦ περισσεύοντος αὐτοῖς | ek toû pe-ris-seú-on-tos au-toîs} uses a substantival participle to describe the source of their giving as overflow rather than sacrifice.
In context — Luke 21:4
For all these contributed from what was left over to the gifts , but she, from her shortage, put in all the livelihood she had.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 21:4, so the Greek word περισσεύοντος (perisseuontos) 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.21.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.4.W6.S1) and character.