Luke 21:5:4Luke.21.5.W4TAB
περὶ
peri
“about”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- peh-REE
- IPA
- /peˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- about
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
pe-RI
- sentence
KAI TI-nōn le-GON-tōn pe-RI TOU hi-e-ROU HO-ti LI-thois ka-LOIS KAI a-na-THÊ-ma-sin ke-KOS-mê-tai EI-pen
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase peri tou hierou {περὶ τοῦ ἱεροῦ | perí tou hieroû} focuses the topic on the temple, and the clause introduced by hoti {ὅτι | hóti} reports the content of what is being said; in English, this is naturally rendered with a speech frame such as “saying how” or simply “how.”
Root and etymology
perissospi epsilon rho iota sigma sigma omicron sigma
“to have more than enough”
In context — Luke 21:5
And while some people were discussing the temple, saying how it had been adorned with fine stones and offerings, He said ,
About this coordinate
Luke 21:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 21:5, so the Greek word περὶ (peri) 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.21.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.5.W4.S1) and character.