Luke 22:23:4Luke.22.23.W4TAB
συζητεῖν
sydzêtein
“to discuss”
- Transliteration
- sy-dzê-TEIN
- Extended
- sy-dzeh-TEIN
- IPA
- /sy.dzeˈtiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to discuss
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sy-dzê-TEIN
- 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 aorist middle verb ērxanto combined with the complementary infinitive suzetein {συζητεῖν | sy-zē-teîn} forms the idiom “they began to discuss,” highlighting the inception of a new line of thought rather than prolonged debate.
Root and etymology
synzeteosigma–upsilon–nu–zeta–eta–tau–epsilon–omega
“to seek together, discuss”
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 22:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 22:23, so the Greek word συζητεῖν (sydzêtein) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.23.W4.S1) and character.