Luke 21:8:6Luke.21.8.W6TAB
πλανηθῆτε
planêthayte
“you be led astray”
- Transliteration
- pla-nê-THAY-te
- Extended
- plah-neh-THAY-teh
- IPA
- /pla.nɛːˈtʰɛː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you be led astray
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pla-nê-THAY-te
- sentence
ho de EI-pen BLE-pe-te mê pla-nê-THAY-te pol-LOI gar e-LEU-so-ntai e-PI tôi o-NO-ma-ti mou LE-go-ntes e-GÔ EI-mi KAI ho kai-ROS ÊNG-gi-ken mê po-reu-THAY-te o-PI-sô au-TÔN
Exegesis
It is paired with mē planēthēte {μὴ πλανηθῆτε | mē planēthēte} ‘do not be led astray,’ a prohibition that frames deception as a danger to be avoided as a decisive outcome.
Root and etymology
planaōpi lambda alpha nu alpha omega
“to lead astray, cause to wander”
In context — Luke 21:8
Then He said, “Keep watch so that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name , saying, ‘I am the one,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Do not follow them.”
About this coordinate
Luke 21:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 21:8, so the Greek word πλανηθῆτε (planêthayte) 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.21.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.8.W6.S1) and character.