Luke 22:31:5Luke.22.31.W5TAB
Σατανᾶς
satanas
“Satan”
- Transliteration
- sa-ta-NAS
- Extended
- sah-tah-NAHS
- IPA
- /sa.taˈnaːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Satan
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-ta-NAS
- sentence
SI-mon SI-mon i-do-U ho sa-ta-NAS ek-sê-TÊ-sa-to hy-MAS tou si-ni-A-sai hōs ton SI-ton
Exegesis
The nominative phrase ho Satanas {ὁ Σατανᾶς | ho Sa-ta-nâs} is the grammatical subject of the main verb, marked by the article ho to present Satan as a specific, known adversary.
Root and etymology
satansamekh–tet–nun
“adversary, accuser”
In context — Luke 22:31
Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to have you , to sift you as wheat.
About this coordinate
Luke 22:31:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 22:31, so the Greek word Σατανᾶς (satanas) 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.22.31.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.31.W5.S1) and character.