Luke 22:23:3Luke.22.23.W3TAB
ἤρξαντο
êrxanto
“began”
- Transliteration
- ÊRX-an-to
- Extended
- êrx-ahnt-oh
- IPA
- /ˈɛːr.ksan.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- began
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ÊRX-an-to
- sentence
KAI au-TOI ÊRX-an-to sy-dzê-TEIN pros he-au-TOUS to TIS A-ra EI-ê eks au-TÔN ho TOU-to MEL-lōn PRAS-sein
Exegesis
The cluster autoi ērxanto {αὐτοὶ ἤρξαντο | autoí ḗrxan-to} places the emphatic pronoun before the verb, underscoring that the disciples themselves, as a group, initiate the response.
In context — Luke 22:23
And they themselves began to discuss with one another which of them, then, it might be who was about to do this .
About this coordinate
Luke 22:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 22:23, so the Greek word ἤρξαντο (êrxanto) 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.22.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.23.W3.S1) and character.