Luke 22:37:8Luke.22.37.W8TAB
δεῖ
dei
“must”
- Transliteration
- DEI
- Extended
- DEI
- IPA
- /ˈdei/
Meaning by language
- English
- must
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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DEI
- sentence
LE-go gar hy-MEEN HO-ti TOU-to to ge-gra-ME-non DEI te-les-THÊ-nai en e-MOI TO KAI me-TA a-NO-môn e-lo-GIS-thê KAI gar to pe-RI e-MOU TE-los E-khei
Exegesis
The impersonal verb dei {δεῖ | deî} with the aorist passive infinitive telesthenai {τελεσθῆναι | te-les-thē-nai} conveys divine necessity for fulfillment, with the prepositional phrase en emoi {ἐν ἐμοί | en e-mói} specifying the locus in Jesus’ person.
Root and etymology
deíknymidelta epsilon iota kappa nu upsilon mu iota
“to show, point out”
In context — Luke 22:37
For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me : “And He was counted with the lawless.” For indeed, what concerns Me has its fulfillment .
About this coordinate
Luke 22:37:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 22:37, so the Greek word δεῖ (dei) 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.22.37.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.37.W8.S1) and character.