Luke 22:25:8Luke.22.25.W8TAB
ἐθνῶν
ethnôn
“nations”
- Transliteration
- e-thNÔN
- Extended
- eh-tʰnohN
- IPA
- /e.tʰˈnɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-thNÔN
- sentence
ho de EI-pen au-TOIS hoi ba-si-LEIS tôn e-thNÔN ky-ri-EU-ou-sin au-TÔN kai hoi ek-sou-si-AZ-on-tes au-TÔN eu-er-GE-tai ka-LOUN-tai
Exegesis
Direct speech opens with hoi basileis ton ethnon {Οἱ βασιλεῖς τῶν ἐθνῶν | hoi ba-si-leîs tôn eth-nôn} ‘the kings of the nations’, with ton ethnon marking Gentile realms.
In context — Luke 22:25
But He said to them, “The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors .”
About this coordinate
Luke 22:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 22:25, so the Greek word ἐθνῶν (ethnôn) 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.22.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.25.W8.S1) and character.