Luke 21:7:13Luke.21.7.W13TAB
σημεῖον
sêmeion
“sign”
- Transliteration
- sê-MEI-on
- Extended
- seh-MAY-ohn
- IPA
- /sɛːˈmiː.on/
Meaning by language
- English
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
sê-MEI-on
- sentence
e-pê-RO-tê-san de au-TON LE-gon-tes di-DAS-ka-le PO-te OON TAU-ta ES-tai KAI TI to sê-MEI-on HO-tan MEL-lê TAU-ta GI-nes-thai
Exegesis
The second question shifts from timing to evidence: ti to semeion {τί τὸ σημεῖον | tí tò sēmeîon} ‘what is the sign’ seeks an observable marker, while hotan melle tauta ginesthai {ὅταν μέλλῃ ταῦτα γίνεσθαι | hótan méllē taûta gínesthai} ‘when these things are about to happen’ supplies a temporal clause of imminence. The result is a two-part inquiry that asks first about sequence and then about confirmation, showing that the disciples want discernment, not chronology alone.
Root and etymology
sēmasigma eta mu alpha
“sign, mark”
In context — Luke 21:7
So they put the question to Him , saying, “Teacher, when then will these things be, and what will the sign be when these things are about to happen?”
About this coordinate
Luke 21:7:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 21:7, so the Greek word σημεῖον (sêmeion) 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.21.7.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.7.W13.S1) and character.