Luke 22:11:4Luke.22.11.W4TAB
οἰκοδεσπότῃ
oikodespotêi
“to the master of the house”
- Transliteration
- oi-ko-des-PO-têi
- Extended
- oi-koh-dehs-POH-têi
- IPA
- /oi.ko.desˈpo.tɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the master of the house
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
oi-ko-des-PO-têi
- sentence
KAI e-REI-te tôi oi-ko-des-PO-têi tês oi-KEE-as LE-gei soi ho di-DAS-ka-los POU ES-tin to ka-TA-ly-ma HO-pou to PAS-kha me-TA tôn ma-thê-TÔN mou PHA-gô
Exegesis
The dative phrase tō oikodespotē tēs oikias {τῷ οἰκοδεσπότῃ τῆς οἰκίας | tôi oikodespótē tês oikías} identifies the person who must receive the message, while tēs oikias {τῆς οἰκίας | tês oikías} narrows his sphere to the household.
Root and etymology
oikosomicron iota kappa omicron sigma
“house master”
In context — Luke 22:11
And you will say to the master of the house, “The Teacher says to you, ‘Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’”
About this coordinate
Luke 22:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 22:11, so the Greek word οἰκοδεσπότῃ (oikodespotêi) 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.22.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.11.W4.S1) and character.