Luke 21:5:8Luke.21.5.W8TAB
λίθοις
lithois
“with stones”
- Transliteration
- LI-thois
- Extended
- LIH-thois
- IPA
- /ˈli.tʰois/
Meaning by language
- English
- with stones
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
LI-thois
- 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 paired datives lithois kalois kai anathemasin {λίθοις καλοῖς καὶ ἀναθήμασιν | líthois kaloîs kaí anathḗmasin} describe the materials and accompanying votive gifts, emphasizing the visible splendor of the building.
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 21:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 21:5, so the Greek word λίθοις (lithois) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.5.W8.S1) and character.