Luke 21:9:8Luke.21.9.W8TAB
πτοηθῆτε
ptoêthête
“be terrified”
- Transliteration
- pto-ê-THÊ-te
- Extended
- ptoh-ay-THAY-teh
- IPA
- /pto.ɛːˈtʰɛː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- be terrified
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
pto-ê-THÊ-te
- 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 prohibition mē ptoēthēte {μὴ πτοηθῆτε | mḕ pto-ē-thê-te} ‘do not be terrified’ directly answers the threat of fear and functions as a guard against panic at the moment of hearing.
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 21:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 21:9, so the Greek word πτοηθῆτε (ptoêthête) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.9.W8.S1) and character.