Luke 21:9:4Luke.21.9.W4TAB
πολέμους
polemous
“wars”
- Transliteration
- po-LE-mous
- Extended
- poh-LEH-moos
- IPA
- /poˈleː.mus/
Meaning by language
- English
- wars
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
po-LE-mous
- sentence
HO-tan de a-KOU-sê-te po-LE-mous kai a-ka-ta-sta-SI-as mê pto-ê-THÊ-te DEI gar TAU-ta ge-NES-thai PRÔ-ton al ouk eu-THE-ôs to TE-los
Exegesis
The paired objects polemous kai akatastasias {πολέμους καὶ ἀκαταστασίας | po-lé-mous kai a-ka-ta-sta-sí-as} ‘wars and disturbances’ broaden the warning from armed conflict to wider social instability.
In context — Luke 21:9
But whenever you hear of wars and unrest , do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end will not be immediate.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 21:9, so the Greek word πολέμους (polemous) 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.21.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.9.W4.S1) and character.