Luke 22:34:15Luke.22.34.W15TAB
εἰδέναι
eidenai
“to know”
- Transliteration
- ei-DE-nai
- Extended
- ei-DEH-nai
- IPA
- /eiˈde.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to know
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ei-DE-nai
- sentence
ho de EI-pen LE-go soi PE-tre ou phō-NÊ-sei SÊ-me-ron a-LEK-tōr HE-ōs TRIS me a-par-NÊ-sēi ei-DE-nai
Exegesis
The conjunction heōs {ἕως | hé-ōs} introduces a temporal clause heōs tris me aparnēsē eidenai {ἕως τρίς με ἀπαρνήσῃ εἰδέναι | hé-ōs tris me a-par-nḗ-sē ei-dé-nai}, literally “until three times you deny me to know,” where tris modifies the verb aparnēsē, intensifying the prediction by emphasizing repeated action. The verb aparnēsē is aorist subjunctive in a temporal clause with heōs, indicating a future event viewed as a whole, and me functions as the direct object of the denial. The infinitive eidenai complements aparnēsē, specifying the content of the denial as relational knowledge (“to know”), not mere factual awareness. In English, the temporal and subordinate structures are smoothed into “before the rooster crows today” and “you will deny three times that you know Me,” preserving the causal-temporal link and the focus on personal disavowal.
Root and etymology
eidōepsilon–iota–delta–omega
“to see, to know, to be acquainted with”
In context — Luke 22:34
But He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you deny three times that you know Me .”
About this coordinate
Luke 22:34:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 22:34, so the Greek word εἰδέναι (eidenai) 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.22.34.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.34.W15.S1) and character.