Luke 22:18:21Luke.22.18.W21TAB
ἔλθῃ
elthêi
“comes”
- Transliteration
- EL-thêi
- Extended
- EHL-thay
- IPA
- /ˈel.tʰɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- comes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
EL-thêi
- sentence
LE-gō gar hy-MEEN ou MÊ PI-ō a-PO tou NYN a-PO tou ge-NE-ma-tos tês am-PE-lou HE-ōs hou hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU EL-thêi
Exegesis
The final elthē {ἔλθῃ | élthē} is an aorist subjunctive that keeps the kingdom’s coming future and open-ended, so the translation naturally moves to “comes” or “arrives” without weakening the strong temporal expectation.
In context — Luke 22:18
For I say to you, from this time forward I will certainly not drink from the vine’s yield until the kingdom of God comes.
About this coordinate
Luke 22:18:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Luke 22:18, so the Greek word ἔλθῃ (elthêi) 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.22.18.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.18.W21.S1) and character.