Luke 22:32:3Luke.22.32.W3TAB
ἐδεήθην
edeêthên
“I begged”
- Transliteration
- e-de-Ê-thên
- Extended
- eh-deh-Ê-thayn
- IPA
- /e.deˈɛː.tʰɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- I begged
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-de-Ê-thên
- sentence
e-GO de e-de-Ê-thên pe-RI SOU HI-na mê e-KLI-pêi hê PI-stis sou kai SY PO-te e-pi-STRE-psas STÊ-ri-son tous a-del-PHOUS sou
Exegesis
The verb edeēthēn {ἐδεήθην | edeḗthēn} is an aorist passive indicative in form, functioning deponent in sense, and presents Jesus’ intercessory prayer as a completed act on behalf of Peter, specified by the prepositional phrase peri sou {περὶ σοῦ | perí soû} “concerning you.”
Root and etymology
deomaidelta–epsilon–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to beg, entreat, pray earnestly”
In context — Luke 22:32
But I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.
About this coordinate
Luke 22:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 22:32, so the Greek word ἐδεήθην (edeêthên) 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.22.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.32.W3.S1) and character.