Luke 22:20:7Luke.22.20.W7TAB
δειπνῆσαι
deipnesai
“to dine”
- Transliteration
- deip-NE-SAI
- Extended
- deip-NEH-sai
- IPA
- /deipˈnɛː.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to dine
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
deip-NE-SAI
- sentence
KAI to po-TE-ree-on hō-sau-TŌS me-TA to deip-NE-SAI LE-gōn TOU-to to po-TE-ree-on hē kai-NE di-a-THÊ-kē en tō HAI-ma-TI mou to hy-PER hy-MŌN ek-khy-NO-me-non
Exegesis
The temporal phrase meta to deipnēsai {μετὰ τὸ δειπνῆσαι | metà tò deipnêsai} uses an articular infinitive to locate the event after the supper has been completed.
In context — Luke 22:20
And likewise, after supper, He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.”
About this coordinate
Luke 22:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 22:20, so the Greek word δειπνῆσαι (deipnesai) 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.22.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.20.W7.S1) and character.